Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
one)
x Quarterly
report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d)
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31,
2008
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o Transition
report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
transition period from _______ to ________
Commission
file number 0-8419
NEONODE
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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94-1517641
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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Sweden
Warfvingesväg
45, SE-112 51 Stockholm, Sweden
USA
4000
Executive Parkway, Suite 200, San Ramon, CA., 94583
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Sweden
46-8-678
18 50
USA
(925)
355-7700
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required
to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required
to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the
past 90 days.
Yes x
No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “non-accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes o
No x
The
number of shares of registrant's common stock outstanding as of May 15, 2008
was
25,919,162.
PART
I Financial
Information
NEONODE
INC.
INDEX
TO MARCH 31, 2008 FORM 10-Q
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Item
1
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended
March 31,
2008 and 2007
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
March 31,
2008 and 2007
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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23
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures
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41
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PART
II
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Other
Information
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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41
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Item
6
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Exhibits
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.56
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SIGNATURES
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58
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EXHIBITS
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59
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PART
I. |
Financial
Information
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Item
1. Financial
Statements
NEONODE
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
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|
March
31, 2008
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December
31, 2007
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|
ASSETS
|
|
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|
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Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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|
$
|
656
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|
$
|
1,147
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|
Restricted
cash
|
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|
169
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5,702
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Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$3,989 and
$4,264 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
|
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|
336
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|
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868
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|
Inventory
|
|
|
11,453
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|
6,610
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|
Prepaid
expense
|
|
|
649
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1,081
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Other
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61
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|
|
2
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Total
current assets
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13,324
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15,410
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|
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Property,
plant and equipment, net
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339
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375
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Patents,
net
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85
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|
|
95
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|
Other
long term assets
|
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212
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|
|
395
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|
Total
assets
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|
$
|
13,960
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|
$
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16,275
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
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Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Current
portion of convertible long term debt (face amount $2,874 and $2,895
at
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007)
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|
$
|
119
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|
$
|
132
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|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
4,454
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|
|
4,417
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|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
1,137
|
|
|
1,391
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|
Deferred
revenues
|
|
|
2,833
|
|
|
2,979
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|
Embedded
derivatives of convertible debt and warrants
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14,298
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9,507
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Other
liabilities
|
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460
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|
|
674
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|
Total
current liabilities
|
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|
23,301
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|
19,100
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Long
term convertible debt (face amount $3,082 and $3,109 at March 31,
2008 and
December 31, 2007)
|
|
|
100
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|
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
23,401
|
|
|
19,160
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commitments
and contingencies (note 8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Stockholders'
deficit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Common
stock
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
238
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|
Additional
paid in capital
|
|
|
60,090
|
|
|
55,191
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|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
319
|
|
|
354
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(70,107
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)
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|
(58,668
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)
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Total
stockholders' deficit
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|
|
(9,441
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)
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|
(2,885
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)
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
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|
$
|
13,960
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|
$
|
16,275
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|
See
notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEONODE
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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|
Three months ended
March 31,
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2008
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2007
|
|
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Total
net sales
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$
|
391
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$
|
249
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|
Cost
of sales
|
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|
641
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|
|
2
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|
Gross
margin
|
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(250
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)
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247
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Product
research and development
|
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|
1,492
|
|
|
1,045
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Sales
and marketing
|
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1,830
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|
|
486
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|
General
and administrative
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2,513
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1,118
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Total
operating expenses
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5,835
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2,649
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Operating
loss
|
|
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(6,085
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)
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|
(2,402
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)
|
|
|
|
|
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Other
income (expense, net):
|
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Interest
and other income, net
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|
165
|
|
|
94
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|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(9
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)
|
|
(90
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)
|
Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and
the
valuation of conversion features and warrants
|
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(5,510
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)
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(143
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)
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|
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|
|
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Total
other income (expense), net
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(5,354
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)
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(139
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)
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|
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Net
loss
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|
$
|
(11,439
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)
|
$
|
(2,541
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)
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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Loss
per common share:
|
|
|
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Basic
and diluted loss per share
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|
$
|
(0.47
|
)
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic
and diluted – weighted average shares used in per share
computations
|
|
|
24,426
|
|
|
10,282
|
|
See
notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEONODE
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands) (Unaudited)
|
|
Three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(11,439
|
)
|
$
|
(2,541
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
based compensation expense
|
|
|
890
|
|
|
163
|
|
Loss
on retirement of assets
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
-
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
27
|
|
Deferred
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
88
|
|
Debt
discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants
|
|
|
5,510
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
575
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(4,039
|
)
|
|
(986
|
)
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
502
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
43
|
|
Accounts
payable and other accrued expense
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
625
|
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
(384
|
)
|
|
(224
|
)
|
Other
liabilities
|
|
|
(152
|
)
|
|
(88
|
)
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(9,732
|
)
|
|
(2,223
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(115
|
)
|
|
(101
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(84
|
)
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible debt
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
Debt
discounts & deferred financing fees related to
conversion
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Increase
in capital lease liability
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
-
|
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
Amortization
of debt
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
122
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
Equity
issuance costs
|
|
|
(488
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
5,706
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
9,734
|
|
|
4,975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
(409
|
)
|
|
(90
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(82
|
)
|
|
2,651
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,147
|
|
|
369
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
656
|
|
$
|
2,930
|
|
See
notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements
NEONODE
INC
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1.
Interim Period Reporting
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet of Neonode Inc (the Company) as of December
31, 2007 is derived from audited consolidated financial statements. The
unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, include all
adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the
opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods.
The
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not
necessarily indicative of expected results for the full 2008 fiscal
year.
The
accompanying financial data as of March 31, 2008 and for the three months
ended
March 31, 2008, and 2007 has been prepared by us, without audit, pursuant
to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally contained in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have
been
condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained
in our
audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
Liquidity
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
in the ordinary course of business. We have incurred net operating losses
and
negative operating cash flows since inception. As of March 31, 2008, we had
an
accumulated deficit of $70.1 million. We expect to incur additional losses
and
may have negative operating cash flows through the end of 2008 and beyond.
The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm in respect of
the
2007 fiscal year, includes an explanatory going concern paragraph regarding
substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern, which
indicates an absence of obvious or reasonably assured sources of future funding
that will be required by us to maintain ongoing operations. Subsequent to
March
31, 2008, we took steps to restructure our operations and reduce our monthly
operational cash expenses . Our goal is to reduce our operational cash expenses
to approximately $600,000 per month. On May 19, 2008, we completed a private
placement offering raising $4.0 million, net of offering expenses, of additional
funds through the reduction of the exercise price of existing outstanding
warrants to purchase our common stock. Although we have been able to fund
our
operations to date, there is no assurance that the combination of our cost
reduction efforts or that we will be able to attract the additional capital
or
other funds needed to sustain our operations.
There
is
no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on
acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to secure additional funding
and
stockholders, if required, do not approve such financing, we would have to
curtail certain expenditures which we consider necessary for optimizing the
probability of success of developing new products and executing on our business
plan. If we are unable to obtain additional funding for operations, we may
not
be able to continue operations as proposed, requiring us to modify our business
plan, curtail various aspects of our operations or cease
operations.
In
January 2008, we discovered a technical issue that affected the quality of
the
voice reception of our N2 phone in the sub 900 Megahertz bandwidth. As a
result,
we undertook a voluntary program to recall and modify the phones that our
customers held in inventory in order to bring the quality of the voice reception
up to our standards. Because we recalled the phones held in our customers
inventory, our customers withheld payment of amounts due to us until such
time
as we are able to return the phones that we recalled and modified to them.
When
the modifications are completed we may choose to redistribute the recall
phones
among our existing customers or to new customers. We completed the product
modification related to the recall on May 15, 2008.
We
did
not ship any new phones in the three months ended March 31, 2008 and our
finished goods inventory increased by $4.1 million at March 31, 2008 compared
to
December 31, 2007. Since we may choose to redistribute the modified phones
among
our existing customers or to new customers we recorded a reserve against
our
accounts receivable amounting to $4.0 million and reduced our deferred revenue
accordingly.
2.
Summary of significant accounting policies
For
a
complete list of significant accounting policies these condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and notes contained in our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and
the
notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Fiscal
Year
Our
fiscal year is the calendar year.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and
include the accounts of Neonode Inc. and its subsidiary based in Sweden,
Neonode
AB. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires making estimates and assumptions that affect,
at
the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported
amounts of revenue and expenses. Actual results could differ from these
estimates. Significant estimates include but are not limited to collectibility
of accounts receivable, carrying value of inventory, estimated useful lives
of
long-lived assets, recoverable amounts and fair values of intangible assets,
and
the fair value of securities such as options and warrants issued for stock-based
compensation and in certain financing transactions.
Reclassification
Certain
items have been reclassified from the presentation on the prior year. On
the
balance sheet at December 31, 2007, we reduced other assets and accounts
payable
by $648,000 to provide a comparable presentation to the Balance sheet at
March
31, 2008 related to amounts owed to us by our contract manufacturer. The
amounts
due from Balda are offset against amounts we owe to Balda.
Restricted
Cash
As
of
December 31, 2007, we provided bank guaranties totaling $5.7 million as
collateral for the performance of our obligations under our agreement with
our
manufacturing partner. The outstanding bank guaranties expired at December
29,
2007 and the funds were released by our bank to cash on January 2, 2008.
The
cash restricted from withdrawal by our bank to secure the obligations of
the
bank guaranty is shown as restricted cash within current assets. As of March
31,
2008, we provided a cash deposit totaling $169,000 related to the lease on
our
new headquarters office in Stockholm, Sweden.
Segment
information
We
have
one reportable segment. The segment is evaluated based on consolidated operating
results. We currently operate in one industry segment; the development and
selling of multimedia mobile phones. To date, we have carried out substantially
all of our operations through our subsidiary in Sweden, although we do carry
out
some development activities together with our manufacturing partner in Malaysia.
Effects
of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The
following are expected effects of recent accounting pronouncements. We are
required to analyze these pronouncements and determined the effect, if any,
the
adoption of these pronouncements would have on our results of operations
or
financial position.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations
(SFAS
No. 141R). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141R also establishes disclosure
requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects
of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s fiscal year that begins after 15 December 2008, and will be adopted by
us in the first quarter of 2009. The adoption of SFAS 141R will affect the
way
we account for any acquisitions made after January 1, 2009.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair
Value Measurements
. The
standard provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. SFAS 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be
based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset
or
liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the
information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value
measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value
hierarchy. The statement is effective for us beginning in fiscal year 2008.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 157-2,
Effective
Date of FASB Statement No. 157
(FSP
SFAS 157-2) that deferred the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for
one year for certain nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements.
SFAS 160 establishes new standards that will govern the accounting for and
reporting of noncontrolling interests in partially owned subsidiaries.
SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after
December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and
disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements
shall be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the
potential impact of this statement.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133
, as
amended and interpreted, which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s
derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of
financial reporting. Disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments
and
their gains and losses in a tabular format provides a more complete picture
of
the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the derivative
positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives during
the
reporting period. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about
(a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative
instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133
and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and
related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15,
2008. .
We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a material impact on our
financial position, and we will make all necessary disclosures upon adoption,
if
applicable.
3.
Inventories
At
March
31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, inventories consisted of parts, materials
and
finished products as follows (in thousands):
|
|
March 31,
2008
|
|
December 31,
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parts
and materials
|
|
$
|
1,007
|
|
$
|
247
|
|
Finished
goods held at customer locations
|
|
|
5,124
|
|
|
1,243
|
|
Finished
goods held at manufacturing partner
|
|
|
5,322
|
|
|
5,120
|
|
Total
inventories
|
|
$
|
11,453
|
|
$
|
6,610
|
|
Parts
and
materials consist of components purchased by us in order to reduce the
production lead time of our products. Finished goods held at manufacturing
partner locations consist of N2 phones and accessories located at our
manufacturing partner or with our web sales partner. Inventory at our
manufacturing partner is being modified under our voluntary recall program.
Finished goods held at customer locations consists of N2 phones that have
been
shipped to distributors but remain in their inventories at the end of the
period
for which revenue has been deferred.
4.
Convertible Debt and Notes Payable
Our
convertible debt and notes payable consists of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
Convertible Secured August Bridge Notes (face value
$2,800)
|
|
$
|
2,635
|
|
$
|
2,634
|
|
Senior
Convertible Secured Notes September 2007 (face value $3,053 at
March 31,
2008 and $3,058 at December 31, 2007)
|
|
|
1,100
|
|
|
1,112
|
|
Loan
- Almi Företagspartner
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
120
|
|
Capital
leases – office copying machines
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
72
|
|
Total
|
|
|
3,935
|
|
|
3,938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized
debt discount
|
|
|
3,716
|
|
|
3,746
|
|
Total
debt, net of debt discount
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
short-term portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
$
|
100
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
Future
maturities of notes payable (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
|
|
Future Maturity of
Notes Payable
|
|
2008
remaining
|
|
$
|
2,874
|
|
2009
|
|
|
24
|
|
2010
|
|
|
3,058
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
principal payments
|
|
$
|
5,956
|
|
Senior
Convertible Secured August Bridge Notes
On
August
8, 2007, we made an offering of convertible notes pursuant to a Note Purchase
Agreement (August Bridge Notes or Bridge Notes), dated as of July 31, 2007,
amended August 1, 2007 and September 26, 2007. The August Bridge Notes are
convertible into the units offered in the September 26, 2007 financing agreement
described below. We received $3,250,000 from the Bridge Note offering and
issued
an option to invest $750,000, at the same terms and conditions as the Bridge
Notes, to one of the Bridge Note investors/financial advisor as part of a
longer
range financing plan. The August Bridge Notes originally matured on December
31,
2007, however the maturity of these notes was extended to June 30, 2008 in
conjunction with the September 2007 financing described below. The option
to
invest $750,000 had an expiration date of December 31, 2007 when issued,
however, this option was extended on December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008
and
subsequently extended on March 24, 2008 to June 30, 2008.
The
August Bridge Notes, due June 30, 2008, bear 8% per annum interest and are
convertible into purchase units that are made up of a combination of shares
of
our common stock, debt and warrants in accordance with the September 26,
2007
financing agreement. The note holders have a right to convert their notes
anytime before June 30, 2008 into a total of 933.33 purchase units. Each
purchase unit of $3,000 is comprised of one $1,500 three-year promissory
note
bearing the higher of LIBOR plus 3% or 8% interest per annum, convertible
into
shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $3.50 per share, 600
shares
of our common stock and 5 year warrants to purchase 696.5 shares of our common
stock at a price of $3.92 per share. For accounting purposes the embedded
conversion feature was determined to meet the definition of a derivative
and was
recorded as liability. This was because the holder of the notes could convert
debt and accrued interest, where interest is at the greater of 8% or LIBOR
plus
3%, and therefore, the total number of shares the instrument could be
convertible into was not fixed. Accordingly, the embedded conversion feature
is
bifurcated from the debt host instrument and treated as a liability, with
the
offset to debt discount. The related warrants were also recorded as a liability
for the same reason.
On
September 26, 2007, certain holders of the August Bridge Notes converted
an
aggregate of $454,900 of debt and accrued interest into units offered in
the
September 26, 2007 financing described below. The debt holders of the August
Bridge Notes that were converted received $227,450 three-year promissory
notes
bearing the higher of LIBOR plus 3% or 8% interest per annum, convertible
into
shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $3.50 per share, 75,817
shares of our common stock and 5-year warrants to purchase 105,612 shares
of our
common stock at a price of $3.92 per share. The fair value of the 5-year
warrants totaled $340,000 and was calculated using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing
model
were a term of 5 years, volatility of 33% and interest rate of 4.2%. The
warrants were recorded among “Liability for warrants to purchase common stock”
and are valued at fair valued at the end of each reporting period.
The
fair
value of the embedded conversion feature related to the Bridge Notes was
calculated at September 26, 2007 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
and amounted to $3.3 million. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes
option
pricing model were a term of 0.76 years, volatility of 99% and a risk-free
interest rate of 4.16%. The $3.3 million was recorded as “Embedded derivatives
of convertible debt” and a debt discount. The debt discount exceeded the amount
of recorded debt, which resulted in a charge of $654,000 for the difference
between the debt discount and the value of the debt. The remaining debt discount
balance is allocated to interest expense based on the effective interest
rate
method, with an effective interest rate of 7,330%, over the nine-month term
of
the notes. The value of the embedded conversion feature is revalued at each
period-end and the liability is adjusted with the offset recorded as “Non-cash
financial items.” The liability of the embedded conversion feature amounted to
$791,000 at March 31, 2007 which is a decrease of $713,000 from December
31,
2007. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model at
March
31were a term of 0.49 years, volatility of 111,1% and a risk-free interest
rate
of 1.51%.
The
fair
value of option to purchase $750,000 of August Bridge Notes at a future date
amounted to $716,000 based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model were a term of
0.39
years, volatility of 99% and interest rate of 4.16%. The fair value was recorded
as a deferred financing fee to be allocated to interest expense using the
effective interest rate method over the nine month term of the notes with
the
offset recorded as other current liability. At December 31, 2007, this option
was extended to March 31, 2008 as part of debt negotiations in a private
placement that was abandoned in February 2008. At December 31, 2007, the
value
of the extension of this option was calculated amounting to $475,000 and
recorded as a deferred financing fee under “Prepaid expense” relating to the
financing under negotiation at December 31, 2007. The assumptions used for
the
Black-Scholes option pricing model were a term of 0.27 years, volatility
of
99%-157% and interest rates of 3.36 to 3.49%.When this financing package
was
abandoned in February 2008, the value of the option recorded as deferred
financing fees was charged to “Financing fees and other non-cash financing
items”. On March, 31, 2008, the expiration of the option was extended again to
June 30, 2008. The value of the extension of this option was calculated using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model and amounted to $43,000. The assumptions
used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model were a term of 0.27 years,
volatility of 72% and interest rate of 1.24%. The $43,000 value of the warrants
was recorded as a liability with the corresponding amount recorded as a non-cash
finance expense.
On
April
17, 2008, the investor exercised 50% of the $750,000 option by investing
$375,000 and purchasing Bridge Notes that are convertible into units in
accordance with the September 26, 2007 financing agreement described below.
On
September 26, 2007, the August bridge note holders that had not converted
their
debt were given three year warrants to purchase up to 219,074 shares of our
common stock at a price of $3.92 per share in exchange for an agreement to
extend the term of their notes from the original date of December 31, 2007
until
June 30, 2008. In addition, the Bridge Note holders agreed to delay the right
to
convert their Bridge Notes until after March 15, 2008 and until June 30,
2008.
The fair value of the warrants issued to the holders of the $2.8 million
of
Bridge Note was calculated at September 26, 2007 as $706,000 using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of the warrants was recorded
as a debt issuance cost to be allocated to interest expense based on the
effective interest rate method over the nine month term of the notes with
the
offsetting entry to a liability. The warrants were classified as a liability
due
to the same reason as above. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option
pricing model were a term of 0.76 years, volatility of 116% and a risk-free
interest rate of 4.16%. As a result of the extension of the loan maturity
period, the agreement to delay conversion of the bridge notes and the issuance
of additional warrants, the modifications were significant enough to trigger
debt extinguishment accounting resulting in a debt extinguishment charge
amounting to $540,000. The liability for the warrants issued to the August
Bridge Note holders is revalued at the end of each reporting period and the
change in the liability is recorded as “Non-cash financing items.” At March 31,
2008, the revalued liability amounted to $472,000 resulting in an decrease
from
December 31, 2007 in “Non-cash financial items” of $136,000 in the first quarter
of 2008. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model
when
calculating the value of the warrants at March 31, 2008 were a term of 2.49
years, volatility of 128% and a risk-free interest rate of
1.71%.
Senior
Convertible Secured Notes September 26, 2007
Financing
On
September 26, 2007, we sold $5.7 million of securities in a private placement,
comprised of $2.9 million of three-year promissory notes bearing the higher
of
LIBOR plus 3% or 8% interest per annum, convertible into shares of our common
stock at a conversion price of $3.50 per share, 952,499 shares of our common
stock, and 5 year warrants to purchase 1,326,837 shares of our common stock
at a
price of $3.92 per share.
The
embedded conversion feature in the debt host met the definition of a derivative
and liability classification in accordance with SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19.
This
was because the holder of the notes could convert debt and accrued interest,
where interest is at the greater of 8% or LIBOR plus 3%, and therefore, the
total number of shares the instrument could be convertible into was not fixed.
Accordingly, the embedded conversion features are revalued on each balance
sheet
date and marked to market with the adjusting entry to “Non-cash financial
items.” We allocated the proceeds first to the warrants based on their fair
value with the remaining balance allocated between debt, $771,000, and equity,
$669,000, based on their relative fair values.
The
warrants met the definition of a liability for the same reason as the embedded
conversion feature described above. The fair value of the warrants issued
in
conjunction with issuance of shares of our common stock and convertible debt
totaled $4.3 million on its issue date and was recorded as a liability pursuant
to the provisions of EITF No. 00-19 .
The fair
value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model were
a
term of 5 years, volatility of 116% and a risk-free interest rate of 4.2%.
The
value of these warrants at March 31, 2008 decreased to $3.2 million compared
to
$3.7 million at December 31, 2007and the offsetting amount of $511,000 was
recorded in “Non-cash charges for conversion features and warrants.”
The
fair
value of the conversion feature related to the September 26, 2007 convertible
notes totaled $1.9 million at September 26, 2007. The fair value of the
conversion feature was recorded as a debt discount. The liability of the
embedded conversion feature decreased to $791 thousand at March 31, 2008
compared to $1.5 million at December 31, 2007 with the offset of $713,000
recorded in “Non-cash financial items.” The debt discount exceeded the fair
value of the debt, resulting in a charge of $902,000 for the difference between
the debt discount and the fair value of the debt. The remaining debt discount
is
allocated to interest over the three-year term of the notes expense using
the
effective interest rate method .
The
September 26, 2007 financing agreement also contains anti-dilution features
for
each of the common stock, convertible debt and the warrants whereby these
instruments are protected separately for 18 months against future private
placements made at lower share prices.
As
part
of the September 2007 Private Placement, we agreed to issue 142.875 unit
purchase warrants to Empire for advisory services provided in connection
with
the placement. Each unit purchase warrant has a strike price of $3,250 and
is
comprised of a $1,500 three-year promissory note, bearing the higher of LIBOR
plus 3% or 8% interest per annum, convertible into shares of our common stock
at
a conversion price of $3.50 per share, 500 shares of our common stock and
a
five-year warrant to purchase 696.5 shares of our common stock at a purchase
price of $3.92 per share. At the date of issuance, the fair value of the
unit
purchase warrants issued to Empire totaled $614,000 and was included in the
issuance costs related to the September financing. The assumptions used for
the
Black-Scholes option pricing model were a term of five years, volatility
of 99%
and a risk-free interest rate of 4.2%. At March 31, 2008, the fair value
of the
unit purchase warrants issued to Empire decreased to $402,000 from $509,000
at
December 31, 2007 with the adjusting offset of $107,000 recorded in “Non-cash
charges for conversion features and warrants.” The
assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model at March 31,
2008
were a term of 4.5 years, volatility of 92% and a risk-free interest rate
of
4.5%.
Derivatives
As
discussed above the senior secured, bridge and promissory notes issued above
contain embedded conversion features. Pursuant to SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19
the
conversion features are considered embedded derivatives and are included
in
“Embedded derivative of convertible debt.” At the time of issuance of the senior
secured notes, the fair value of the conversion feature was recorded as a
debt
discount and amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the
senior
secured notes using the effective interest rate method. Changes in the fair
value of the conversion feature are recorded in “Non-cash charges for conversion
features and warrants.” During the three months ending March 31, 2008 and 2007,
we recorded a charge of $18,000 and $91,000 of interest expense associated
with
the amortization of the debt discounts along with a charge of $1.9 million
and
$52,000 associated with the changes in the fair value of embedded conversion
features recorded as liabilities, respectively.
Conversion
of Outstanding Convertible Debt
On
January 28, 2008, a holder of convertible notes issued on September 26, 2007
elected to convert an aggregate amount of debt and accrued interest amounting
to
$35,000. The conversion resulted in the issuance of 10,000 shares of common
stock at $3.50. The debt discounts, conversion features and deferred financing
fees that related to the loans that were converted amounted to an aggregate
of
$20,000. The net amount of $15,000 was recorded in equity.
Almi
Företagspartner
On
April
6, 2005, Neonode AB entered into a loan agreement with Almi Företagspartner
(“Almi”) in the amount of SEK 2,000,000, or approximately $336,000 U.S. Dollars
based on the March 31, 2008 exchange rate, with 40,000 detachable warrants
in
Neonode AB (corresponding to 72,000 warrants when converted into Neonode
Inc.
shares). The loan has an expected credit period of 48 months with an annualized
interest rate of 2%. We were not required to make any repayments of principal
for the first nine months. Quarterly repayments of principal thereafter amounted
to SEK 154,000, or approximately $24,000 U.S. Dollars based on average exchanges
rates for the three month period ending March 31, 2008. We have the right
to
redeem the loan at any time prior to expiration subject to a prepayment penalty
of 1%, on an annualized basis, of the outstanding principal amount over the
remaining term of the loan. A floating charge (chattel mortgage) of SEK
2,000,000, or approximately $336,000 U.S. Dollars, is pledged as
security.
The
warrants have a term of five years with a strike price of $10.00. The warrants
may be called by us for $0.10 should the price of the Company's common stock
trade over $12.50 on a public exchange for 20 consecutive days. The warrants
were analyzed under EITF 00-19, and were determined to be equity instruments.
In
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion no. (APB) 14, Accounting
for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase
Warrants,
because
the warrants are equity instruments, we have allocated the proceeds of the
second Almi loan between the debt and detachable warrants based on the relative
fair values of the debt security and the warrants themselves. To calculate
the
debt discount related to the warrants, the fair market value of the warrants
was
calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model. The assumptions
used
for the Black-Scholes option pricing model were a term of five years, volatility
of 30% and a risk-free interest rate of 4.50%.The aggregate debt discount
amounted to $42,000 and is amortized over the expected term of the loan
agreement.
5.
Stockholders’
Equity
Effective
March 4, 2008, we sold $4.5 million in securities in a private placement
to
accredited investors (“Investors”) pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, dated
March 4, 2008 (“Subscription Agreement”). We sold 1,800,000 shares (“Investor
Shares”) of our common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”), for $2.50 per
share. After placement agent fees and offering expenses, we received net
proceeds of approximately $4,000,000.
Pursuant
to the Subscription Agreement, we granted the Investors piggyback registration
rights in respect to the Investor Shares and we are obligated to include
the
Investor Shares in the next registration statement we file with the SEC,
subject
to limited exceptions. In addition, we issued an aggregate of 207,492 shares
of
Common Stock to investors who participated in the September 2007 private
placement pursuant to anti-dilution provisions contained as well as certain
conversion price of our convertible debt and strike price of certain warrants
have been adjusted also pursuant to such anti-dilution provisions. Empire
Asset
Management Company acted as financial advisor in the private placement and
received compensation in connection with the private placement of approximately
$450,000 and 120,000 shares of Common Stock.
6.
Fair
Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157,
Fair
Value Measurements
(FAS 157), which became effective for the company on January 1, 2008.
FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value and expands disclosure requirements about fair value measurements.
FAS 157 does not mandate any new fair-value measurements and is applicable
to assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value
under
other accounting pronouncements. Implementation of this standard did not
have a
material effect on the Company’s results of operations or consolidated financial
position.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP)
FAS No. 157-1,
Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Its
Related Interpretive Accounting Pronouncements That Address Leasing
Transactions
(FSP 157-1), which became effective for the company on January 1,
2008. This FSP excludes FASB Statement No. 13,
Accounting for Leases
, and
its related interpretive accounting pronouncements from the provisions of
FAS 157.
Also
in
February 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2,
Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,
which
delayed our application of FAS 157 for certain nonfinancial assets and
liabilities until January 1, 2009. In this regard, the major categories of
assets and liabilities for which we will not apply the provisions of
FAS 157 until January 1, 2009, are long-lived assets that are measured
at fair value upon impairment and liabilities for asset retirement
obligations.
Our
implementation of FAS 157 for financial assets and liabilities on
January 1, 2008, had no effect on our existing fair-value measurement
practices but requires disclosure of a fair-value hierarchy of inputs we
use to
value an asset or a liability. The three levels of the fair-value hierarchy
are
described as follows:
Level 1:
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities. We had no level 1 assets or liabilities.
Level 2:
Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or
indirectly. We use Level 2 inputs, primarily prices obtained through
third-party broker quotes for the valuation of certain warrants and embedded
derivatives.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs. We did not have assets or liabilities without observable
market values that would require a high level of judgment to determine fair
value (level 3 inputs).
The
following tables shows the classification of our liabilities at March 31,
2008
that are subject to recurring fair value measurements and the roll-forward
of
these liabilities from December 31, 2007:
|
|
March 31,
2008
|
|
Prices in
Active
Markets
for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
issued with debt
|
|
$
|
5,048
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
5,048
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Embedded
conversion features
|
|
|
1,950
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,950
|
|
|
-
|
|
Anti-dilution
feature in debt contracts
|
|
|
7,300
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,300
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
Liabilities at Fair Value
|
|
$
|
14,298
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
14,298
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
Fair value
at
December
31, 2007
|
|
Change in
fair value
|
|
Fair
value at
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
issued with debt
|
|
$
|
5,971
|
|
$
|
(923
|
)
|
$
|
5,048
|
|
Embedded
conversion features
|
|
|
3,536
|
|
|
(1,586
|
)
|
|
1,950
|
|
Anti-dilution
feature in debt contracts
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,300
|
|
|
7,300
|
|
Total
liabilities at fair value
|
|
$
|
9,507
|
|
$
|
4,791
|
|
$
|
14,298
|
|
For
the
common stock, convertible loans and warrants issued under the September 26,
2007
financing agreement, we assigned a probability to the re-pricing scenarios
pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions. At September 30, 2007 and at December
31, 2007, we did not consider a re-pricing likely and therefore set the
probability to zero.
In
January 2008, we discovered a technical issue that affected the quality of
the
reception of our phones in the 900 Megahertz bandwidth and lower. As a result,
we undertook a voluntary program to recall and modify the phones that our
customers held in inventory in order to bring the quality of the reception
up to
our standards. Due to the recall, we stopped all shipments of our N2 phones
during the first quarter of 2008, and our customers withheld payment of amounts
due to until such time as we are able to return the modified phones to them.
As
the modifications are completed we may choose to redistribute the inventory
among our existing customers or to new customers. We expect to complete the
product modification by the end of May 2008. As a result of our voluntary
recall
and that we did not ship any new phones , our finished goods inventory increased
by $4.1 million at March 31, 2008 compared the corresponding amounts at December
31, 2007.
In
order
to cover the negative cash flow resulting from the technical recall and not
shipping phones during Q1, we issued common stock on March 4, 2008 for $2.50
per
share. This triggered the re-pricing feature on the equity portion of the
September financing resulting in the issuance of 207,000 common shares based
on
a re-priced amount of $2.50 per common share. In addition, we determined
that it
was probable that additional common stock would be issued in the future and
that
there may be a re-pricing of outstanding warrants. In order to determine
the
value of the re-pricing features included with the common stock and warrants
issued under the September 27, 2007 financing agreement, we used the Black
and
Scholes option pricing model. The variables used in the Black & Scholes
model at March 31, 2007 for the re-pricing feature related to common stock
included a stock price of $3.25, a re-priced put amount of $2.50, volatility
of
150%, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.55%. The variables used in the Black
& Scholes model for the re-pricing feature related to warrants containing a
re-pricing feature included a stock price of $3.25, a warrant put price of
$3.92, volatility of 150%, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.55%. Additional
charges relating to including the value of the re-pricing feature into the
valuation of the common stock and warrants issued under the scope of the
September 26, 2007 financing agreement amounted to $7.5 million.
7.
Stock-Based
Compensation
We
have
several approved stock option plans for which stock options and restricted
stock
awards are available to grant to employees, consultants and directors. All
employee and director stock options granted under our stock option plans
have an
exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on
the
grant date. There are no vesting provisions tied to performance conditions
for
any options, as vesting for all outstanding option grants was based only
on
continued service as an employee, consultant or director. All of our outstanding
stock options and restricted stock awards are classified as equity
instruments.
Stock
Options
As
of
March 31, 2008, we had four equity incentive plans:
|
·
|
The
1996 Stock Option Plan (the 1996 Plan), which expired in January
2006;
|
|
·
|
The
1998 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan (the 1998 Plan), the 1998 Plan
which
terminates in June 2008 ;
|
|
·
|
The
2007 Neonode Stock Option Plan (the Neonode Plan), we will not
grant any
additional
equity awards out of the Neonode Plan;
and
|
|
·
|
The
2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2006 Plan).
|
We
also
had one non-employee director stock option plan as of March 31,
2008:
|
·
|
The
2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the Director
Plan).
|
The
following table details the outstanding options to purchase shares of our
common
stock pursuant to each plan at March 31, 2008:
Plan
|
|
Shares
Reserved
|
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|
Available
for
Issue
|
|
Outstanding
Options Vested
|
|
1996
Plan
|
|
|
546,000
|
|
|
61,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,000
|
|
1998
Plan
|
|
|
130,000
|
|
|
72,395
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35,900
|
|
Neonode
Plan
|
|
|
2,119,140
|
|
|
2,117,332
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,117,332
|
|
2006
Plan
|
|
|
1,300,000
|
|
|
511,505
|
|
|
528,495
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
Director
Plan
|
|
|
68,000
|
|
|
42,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
4,163,140
|
|
|
2,804,732
|
|
|
528,495
|
|
|
2,234,732
|
|
A
summary
of the combined activity under all of the stock option plans is set forth
below:
|
|
Weighted
Average
Number of
Shares
|
|
Exercise Price
Per Share
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
2,434,732
|
|
$
|
1.42
- $ 27.50
|
|
$
|
2.58
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
410,000
|
|
|
3.45
- $ 3.45
|
|
|
3.45
|
|
Cancelled
or expired
|
|
|
(40,000
|
)
|
|
3.45
- $ 3.45
|
|
|
3.45
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
2,804,732
|
|
$
|
1.42
- $ 27.50
|
|
$
|
2.69
|
|
The
1996
Plan terminated effective January 17, 2006 and although we can no longer
issue
stock options out of the plan, the outstanding options at the date of
termination will remain outstanding and vest in accordance with their terms.
Options granted under the Director Plan vest over a one to four-year period,
expire five to seven years after the date of grant and have exercise prices
reflecting market value of the shares of our common stock on the date of
grant.
Stock options granted under the 1996, 1998 and 2006 and are exercisable over
a
maximum term of ten years from the date of grant, vest in various installments
over a one to four-year period and have exercise prices reflecting the market
value of the shares of common stock on the date of grant.
The
Neonode Plan has been designed for participants (i) who are subject to Swedish
income taxation (each, a “Swedish Participant”) and (ii) who are not subject to
Swedish income taxation (each, a “Non-Swedish Participant”). We will not grant
any additional equity awards out of the Neonode Plan. The options issued
under
the plan to the Non-Swedish Participant are five year options with 25% vesting
immediately and the remaining vesting over a three year period. The options
issued to Swedish participants are vested immediately upon
issuance.
Salary
expense for the three months ending March 31, 2008 and 2007 includes a stock
compensation charges relating to the above issuance of employee and director
stock options. The fair value of the options at the date of issuance of the
Swedish options was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The
amount allocated to the unvested portion is amortized on a straight line
basis
over the remaining vesting period.
The
stock
compensation expense reflects the fair value of the vested portion of options
for the Swedish and Non-Swedish participants at the date of issuance, the
amortization of the unvested portion of the stock options, less the option
premiums received from the Swedish participants. Employee and director
stock-based compensation expense related to stock options in the accompanying
condensed statements of operations is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three months
ended
March
31, 2007
|
|
Three months
ended March
31, 2008
|
|
Remaining
unamortized
expense at March
31, 2008
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
$
|
890
|
|
$
|
1,430
|
|
The
remaining unamortized expense related to stock options will be recognized
on a
straight line basis monthly as compensation expense over the remaining vesting
period which approximates 3 years.
The
fair
value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
Options granted in three months ended March 31
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
|
|
2.11
|
|
|
4.57
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
3.32
|
%
|
|
5.75
|
%
|
Volatility
|
|
|
163.66
|
%
|
|
119.53
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
The
weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three
months ended March 31,2008 and 2007 was $2.67 and $1.51, respectively. There
were no stock options exercised during the three months ending March 31,
2008.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended
March 31, 2007 was $35,754.
The
fair
value of stock-based awards to employees is calculated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model, even though this model was developed to estimate the
fair
value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting
restrictions, which differ significantly from our stock options. The
Black-Scholes model also requires subjective assumptions, including future
stock
price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the
calculated values. The expected term and forfeiture rate of options granted
is
derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment
termination behavior, as well as expected behavior on outstanding options.
The
risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates in effect during the
corresponding period of grant. The expected volatility is based on the
historical volatility of our stock price. These factors could change in the
future, which would affect fair values of stock options granted in such future
periods, and could cause volatility in the total amount of the stock-based
compensation expense reported in future periods.
The
following is a summary of our agreements that we have determined are within
the
scope of FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 45, Guarantor's
Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.
Our
products are generally warranted against defects for 12 months following
the
sale. We have a 12 month warranty from the manufacturer of the mobile phones.
Reserves for potential warranty claims not covered by the manufacturer are
provided at the time of revenue recognition and are based on several factors,
including current sales levels and our estimate of repair costs. Shipping
and
handling charges are expensed as incurred.
We
accrue the estimated costs to be incurred in performing warranty services
at the
time of revenue recognition and shipment of the products to our
customers.
Our
estimate of costs to service our warranty obligations is based on our
expectation of future conditions. To the extent we experience increased warranty
claim activity or increased costs associated with servicing those claims,
the
warranty accrual will increase, resulting in decreased gross
margin.
The
following table sets forth an analysis of our warranty reserve (in
thousands):
|
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Warranty
reserve at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
95
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Less:
Cost to service warranty obligations
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
|
Plus:
Increases to reserves
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
95
|
|
Total
warranty reserve included in other accrued expenses
|
|
$
|
87
|
|
$
|
95
|
|
We
have
agreed to indemnify each
of
our
executive
officers
and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the
officer or director serving in such capacity. The term of the indemnification
period is for the officer's or director's lifetime. The maximum potential
amount
of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification
agreements is unlimited. However, we have a directors’
and
officers’
liability insurance policy that should
enable
us to
recover a portion of future amounts paid. As a result of our insurance policy
coverage, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification
agreements is minimal and have no liabilities recorded for these agreements
as
of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively.
We
enter
into indemnification provisions under our agreements with other companies
in the
ordinary course of business, typically with business partners, contractors,
customers and landlords.
Under these provisions we generally indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified
party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party as a result
of
our activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party's
activities under the agreement. These indemnification provisions often include
indemnifications relating to representations made by us with regard to
intellectual property rights. These indemnification provisions generally
survive
termination of the underlying agreement. The maximum potential amount of
future
payments we could be required to make under these indemnification provisions
is
unlimited. We have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle
claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, we believe
the
estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, we have
no
liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2008 and December
31,
2007,
respectively.
We
are
the secondary guarantor on the sublease of our previous headquarters until
March
2010. We believe we will have no liabilities on this guarantee and have not
recorded a liability at March 31, 2008.
9.
Concentration
of Credit and Business Risks
Sales
to
individual customers in excess of 15% of net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 included sales to A&C Systems located in Belgium of $207,000,
or 30% of net sales in Czechoslovakia and Hungary of $186,000, or 27% of
net
sales. Sales to individual customers in excess of 15% of net sales for the
three
months ended March 31, 2007 included sales to a major Asian manufacturer
located
in Korea of $225,000, or 90% of net sales. All sales were executed in Euros
or
U.S. dollars.
We
depend
on a limited number of customers for substantially all revenue to date. Failure
to anticipate or respond adequately to technological developments in our
industry, changes in customer or supplier requirements or changes in regulatory
requirements or industry standards, or any significant delays in the development
or introduction of products or services, could have a material adverse effect
on
our business, operating results and cash flows.
Substantially
all of our manufacturing process is subcontracted to one independent company.
The chipsets used in our mobile phone handset product are currently available
from single source suppliers. The inability to obtain sufficient key components
as required, or to develop alternative sources if and as required in the
future,
could result in delays or reductions in product shipments or margins that,
in
turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results,
financial condition and cash flows.
10.
Net
Loss Per Share
Basic
net
loss per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
was
computed by dividing the net loss for the relevant period by the weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per
common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number
of
shares of common stock and common stock equivalents
outstanding.
However,
common stock equivalents of approximately 723,128 and 68,371 stock options
and
7.7 million and 232,000 warrants to purchase common stock are excluded from
the
diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended March 31,
2008
and 2007, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Three Months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Basic
Earnings Per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
(11,439
|
)
|
$
|
(2,541
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of shares for computation of earnings per share
|
|
|
24,426
|
|
|
10,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
loss per share
|
|
$
|
(0.47
|
)
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Earnings Per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the
year
|
|
|
24,426
|
|
|
10,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumed
issuance of stock under warrant plus stock issued the employee
and
non-employee stock option plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of shares for computation of earnings per share
|
|
|
24,426
|
|
|
10,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
loss per share
|
|
$
|
(0.47
|
)
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
(a)
|
In
loss periods, common share equivalents would have an anti-dilutive
effect
on net loss per share and therefore have been
excluded.
|
We
have
one reportable segment, as defined in SFAS 131, Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information
. We
currently operate in one industry segment: the development and selling of
multimedia mobile phones. To date, we have carried out substantially all
of our
operations through our subsidiary in Sweden, although we do carry out some
development activities together with our manufacturing partner in Malaysia.
Sales
to
individual countries in excess of 15% of net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 included sales to Belgium of $207,000, or 30% of net sales
and
sales to Czech & Hungary of $186,000, or 27% of net sales. Sales to
individual customers in excess of 15% of net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2007 included sales to a major Asian manufacturer located in Korea
of
$225,000, or 90% of net sales. All sales were executed in Euros or U.S.
dollars.
12.
Subsequent
Events
Subsequent
to March 31, 2008, we took steps to restructure our operations and reduce
our
monthly operational cash expenses . Our target is to reduce our operational
cash
expenses to an amount not to exceed $600,000 per month.
We
completed a $4.8million private placement, that will close on May 21, 2008,
primarily to prior security holders, directors, affiliates of management
and
institutional investors
.We
offered our existing warrant holders an opportunity to exercise Neonode common
stock purchase warrants on a discounted basis for a limited period, ended
May
19, 2008. In all, 3.8 million outstanding warrants were exercised at a
strike price of $1.27 per warrant (including $375,000 of surrender of debt).
In
addition, we issued two new common stock purchase warrants, with an exercise
price of $1.45, for each outstanding warrant exercised. We also extended
the
maturity date of $2.85 million of convertible debt that was due on June 30,
2008
until December 31, 2008 by issuing the note holders 879,844 common stock
purchase warrants, with an exercise price of $1.45. In total, approximately
8.5
million new warrants were issued to investors or note holders at the exercise
price of $1.45 per share. Empire Asset Management Company acted as financial
advisor for the transaction. The securities in this private placement were
sold
under Section 4(2) and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
After
the
financing, we have outstanding approximately 29 million shares of common
stock,
13.9 million warrants to purchase common stock, at $1.45 per share, and 2.8
million employee stock options outstanding.
Item
2. Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Forward
Looking Statements
The
following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and
uncertainties. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends"
and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements,
but are
not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Readers are cautioned
that the forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only as of the date
hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these statements. Actual events
or
results may differ materially from the results discussed in or implied by
the
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties set forth under the
caption "Risk Factors" below.
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item
1 of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and financial statements for the year
ended
December 31, 2007.
Overview
We
believe our current product, the Neonode N2, is the world’s smallest touchscreen
mobile phone handset. The N2 fits in the palm of your hand and is designed
to
allow the user to navigate the menus and functions with simple finger based
taps
and sweeps. The N2 incorporates our patent pending touchscreen and other
proprietary technologies to deliver a mobile phone with a completely unique
user
experience that doesn’t require any keypads, buttons or other moving
parts.
The
first
model of our touchscreen multimedia mobile phone, the N1, was released in
November 2004. The N1 was primarily a concept phone that was sold in limited
quantities from late 2004 to early 2006. The N2 is our first production-quality
product. We began shipping the N2 to customers in mid-July 2007 and have
shipped
approximately 31,000 units from July 2007 through December 31, 2007. We did
not
ship any new phones in the three months ended March 31, 2008 and our finished
goods inventory increased by $4.1 million at March 31, 2008 compared to December
31, 2007.
In
January 2008 we discovered a technical issue that affected the quality of
the
voice reception of our N2 phone in the sub 900 Megahertz bandwidth. As a
result,
we undertook a voluntary program to recall and modify the phones that our
customers held in inventory in order to bring the quality of the voice reception
up to our standards. Due to the recall, we stopped all shipments of our N2
phones during the first quarter of 2008 and as a result our customers withheld
payment of amounts due to until such time as we are able to return the modified
phones to them. When the modifications are completed we may choose to
redistribute the recall phones among our existing customers or to new customers.
Since we may choose to redistribute the modified phones among our existing
customers or to new customers we recorded a reserve against our accounts
receivable amounting to $4.0 million and reduced our deferred revenue
accordingly. We expect to complete the product modification related to the
recall by the end of May 2008.
Neonode
was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 2006 to be the parent of Neonode
AB, a company founded in February 2004 and incorporated in Sweden. In a February
2006 corporate reorganization, Neonode issued shares and warrants to the
stockholders of Neonode AB in exchange for all of the outstanding stock and
warrants of Neonode AB. Following the reorganization, Neonode AB became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Neonode. Since there was no change in control
of the
group, the reorganization was accounted for with no change in accounting
basis
for Neonode AB and the assets and liabilities were accounted for at historical
cost in the new group. The consolidated accounts comprise the accounts of
the
combined companies as if they had been owned by Neonode throughout the entire
reporting period.
We
have
incurred net operating losses and negative operating cash flows since inception.
As of March 31, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of $70.1 million. We
expect
to incur additional losses and may have negative operating cash flows through
the end of 2008. The report of our independent registered public accounting
firm
in respect of the 2007 fiscal year, includes an explanatory going concern
paragraph regarding substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a
going
concern, which indicates an absence of obvious or reasonably assured sources
of
future funding that will be required by us to maintain ongoing operations.
Subsequent to March 31, 2008, we took steps to restructure our operations
and
reduce our monthly operational cash expenses . Our goal is to reduce our
operational cash expenses to approximately $600,000 per month. On May 19,
2008,
we completed a private placement offering raising $4.0 million, net of offering
expenses, of additional funds through the reduction of the exercise price
of
existing outstanding warrants to purchase our common stock. Although we have
been able to fund our operations to date, there is no assurance that the
combination of our cost reduction efforts or that we will be able to attract
the
additional capital or other funds needed to sustain our operations.
We
are
subject to certain risks common to technology-based companies in similar
stages
of development. See “Risk Factors” in Part II. Principal risks include
uncertainty of growth in market acceptance for our products, history of losses
since inception, ability to remain competitive in response to new technologies,
costs to defend, as well as risks of losing patent and intellectual property
rights, reliance on limited number of suppliers, reliance on outsourced
manufacture of our products for quality control and product availability,
ability to increase production capacity to meet demand for our products,
concentration of our operations in a limited number of facilities, uncertainty
of demand for our products in certain markets, ability to manage growth
effectively, dependence on key members of our management and development
team,
limited experience in conducting operations internationally, and ability
to
obtain adequate capital to fund future operations.
Background
The
merger (Merger) of SBE, Inc and the former Neonode Inc closed on August 10,
2007. The merged entity then changed its name to Neonode Inc. For accounting
purposes, the Merger was accounted for as a reverse merger with Neonode as
the
accounting acquirer. Thus, the historical financial statements of the former
Neonode Inc have become our historical financial statements and the results
of
operations of our company. The audited consolidated financial statements
appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and discussion of
our
financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December
31,
2006 below reflect the former Neonode’s stand-alone consolidated operations. Our
consolidated financial statements include the former Neonode Inc accounts,
those
of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Neonode AB, and, from August 10, 2007, the
former SBE, Inc’s accounts and the accounts of SBE, Inc’s wholly-owned
subsidiary Cold Winter, Inc.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
preparation of our financial statements are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) and
include the accounts of Neonode Inc. and its subsidiary based in Sweden,
Neonode
AB. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. Certain of our accounting policies require the application
of
judgment by management in selecting appropriate assumptions for calculating
financial estimates, which inherently contain some degree of uncertainty.
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other
assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the reported carrying
values of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and
expenses that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Actual results
may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We
believe the following are some of the more critical accounting policies and
related judgments and estimates used in the preparation of consolidated
financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Our
policy is to recognize revenue for product sales when title transfers and
risk
of loss has passed to the customer, which is generally upon shipment of products
to our customers. We estimate expected sales returns and record the amount
as a
reduction of revenues and cost of sales at the time of shipment for direct
sales. Our policy complies with the guidance provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104,
Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements.
We
recognize revenue from the sale of our mobile phones when all of the following
conditions have been met: (1) evidence exists of an arrangement with the
customer, typically consisting of a purchase order or contract; (2) our products
have been delivered and risk of loss has passed to the customer; (3) we have
completed all of the necessary terms of the contract; (4) the amount of revenue
to which we are entitled is fixed or determinable; and (5) we believe it
is
probable that we will be able to collect the amount due from the customer.
To
the extent that one or more of these conditions has not been satisfied, we
defer
recognition of revenue. Judgments are required in evaluating the credit
worthiness of our customers. Credit is not extended to customers and revenue
is
not recognized until we have determined that collectibility is reasonably
assured.
To
date,
our revenues have consisted primarily of sales to distributors located in
various 13 regions. We may allow, from time to time, certain distributors price
protection subsequent to the initial product shipment. Price protection may
allow the distributor a credit (either in cash or as a discount on future
purchases) if there is a price decrease during a specified period of time or
until the distributor resells the goods. Future price adjustments are difficult
to estimate since we do not have sufficient history of making price adjustments.
We, therefore, defer recognition of revenue (in the balance sheet line item
“deferred revenue”) derived from sales to these customers until they have resold
our products to their customers. Although revenue recognition and related cost
of sales are deferred, we record an accounts receivable at the time of initial
product shipment. As standard terms are generally FOB shipping point, payment
terms are enforced from shipment date and legal title and risk of inventory
loss
passes to the distributor upon shipment.
Revenue
from products sold directly to end-users though our web sales channels is
generally recognized when title and risk of loss has passed to the buyer, which
typically occurs upon shipment. Reserves for sales returns are estimated based
primarily on historical experience and are provided at the time of
shipment.
From
time
to time we derive revenue from license of our internally developed intellectual
property (IP). We enter into IP licensing agreements that generally provide
licensees the right to incorporate our IP components in their products with
terms and conditions that vary by licensee. The IP licensing agreements will
generally include a nonexclusive license for the underlying IP. Fees under
these
agreements may include license fees relating to our IP and royalties
payable following the sale by our licensees of products incorporating the
licensed technology. The license for our IP has standalone value and can be
used
by the licensee without maintenance and support.
Revenue
for the three months ended March 31, 2008 includes revenue from the sales of
our
N2 multimedia mobile phones. Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007
includes revenue from the sales of our first mobile phone, the N1, and revenue
from a licensing agreement with a major Asian manufacturer. In July 2005, we
entered into a licensing agreement with a major Asian manufacturer whereby
we
licensed our touchscreen technology for use in a mobile phone to be included
in
their product assortment. In this agreement, we received approximately $2.0
million in return for granting an exclusive right to use our touchscreen
technology over a two year period. The exclusive rights did not limit our right
to use our licensed technology for our own use, nor to grant to third parties
rights to use our licensed technology in devices other than mobile phones.
Another component of the agreement provides for a fee of approximately $2.65
per
telephone if the Asian manufacturer sells mobile phones based on our technology.
In July 2007, we extended this license agreement on a non-exclusive basis for
an
additional term of one year. As of March 31, 2008, the Asian manufacturer had
not sold any mobile telephones using our technology.
The
net
revenue related to this agreement was allocated over the term of the agreement,
amounting to $0 and $225,000 for the three month period ending March 31, 2008
and 2007, respectively. The contract also includes consulting services to be
provided by Neonode on an “as needed basis.” The fees for these consultancy
services vary from hourly rates to monthly rates and are based on reasonable
market rates for such services. To date, we have not provided any consulting
service related to this agreement. Generally, our customers are responsible
for
the payment of all shipping and handling charges directly with the freight
carriers.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
Our
policy is to maintain allowances for estimated losses resulting from the
inability of our customers to make required payments. Credit limits are
established through a process of reviewing the financial history and stability
of each customer. Where appropriate, we obtain credit rating reports and
financial statements of the customer when determining or modifying their credit
limits. We regularly evaluate the collectibility of our trade receivable
balances based on a combination of factors. When a customer’s account balance
becomes past due, we initiates dialogue with the customer to determine the
cause. If it is determined that the customer will be unable to meet its
financial obligation, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing, deterioration
in the customer’s operating results or financial position or other material
events impacting their business, we record a specific allowance to reduce the
related receivable to the amount we expect to recover. Should all efforts fail
to recover the related receivable, we will write-off the account. We also record
an allowance for all customers based on certain other factors including the
length of time the receivables are past due and historical collection experience
with customers.
Warranty
Reserves
Our
products are generally warranted against defects for 12 months following the
sale. We have a 12 month warranty from the manufacturer of the mobile phones.
Reserves for potential warranty claims not covered by the manufacturer are
provided at the time of revenue recognition and are based on several factors,
including current sales levels and our estimate of repair costs.
Research
and Development
Long-lived
Assets
We
assess
any impairment by estimating the future cash flow from the associated asset
in
accordance with SFAS 144, Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
. If the
estimated undiscounted cash flow related to these assets decreases in the future
or the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we may incur charges
for impairment of these assets. The impairment is based on the estimated
discounted cash flow associated with the asset.
Stock
Based Compensation Expense
We
account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with
SFAS 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment (SFAS
123R) . We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance
with SFAS 123R and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 96-18, Accounting
for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring,
or
in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services
, which
require that such equity instruments be recorded at their fair value and the
unvested portion is re-measured each reporting period. When determining stock
based compensation expense involving options and warrants, we determine the
estimated fair value of options and warrants using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model.
Accounting
for Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants
We
account for debt issued with stock purchase warrants in accordance with
Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 14, Accounting
for Convertible Debts and Debts issued with stock purchase
warrants,
if they
meet equity classification .
We
allocate the proceeds of the debt between the debt and the detachable warrants
based on the relative fair values of the debt security without the warrants
and
the warrants themselves.
Derivatives
We
do not
enter into derivative contracts for purposes of risk management or speculation.
However, from time to time, we enter into contracts that are not
considered derivative financial instruments in their entirety but that include
embedded derivative features. Such embedded derivatives are assessed at
inception of the contract and, depending on their characteristics, are accounted
for as separate derivative financial instruments pursuant to SFAS 133
,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
as
amended (together, SFAS 133. We account for these derivatives under SFAS
133.
SFAS
133
requires that we analyze all material contracts and determine whether or not
they contain embedded derivatives. Any such derivatives are then bifurcated
from
their host contract and recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair
value
and the changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded each
period in the consolidated statements of operations.
Income
taxes
We
account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes
. SFAS
109 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected
future tax consequences of items that have been included in the financial
statements or tax returns. We estimate income taxes based on rates in effect
in
each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial
statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax
rates
in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The
realization of deferred tax assets is based on historical tax positions and
expectations about future taxable income. Valuation allowances are recorded
against net deferred tax assets where, in our opinion, realization is uncertain
based on the “not more likely than not” criteria of SFAS 109.
Based
on
the uncertainty of future pre-tax income, we fully reserved our net deferred
tax
assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. In the event we were to
determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the
future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the
period such a determination was made. The provision for income taxes represents
the net change in deferred tax amounts, plus income taxes payable for the
current period.
Effective
January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
, which
provisions included a two-step approach to recognizing, de-recognizing and
measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS 109.
As
a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no increase in the
liability for unrecognized tax benefits and therefore no material adjustment
to
the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings. As of March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, unrecognized tax benefits approximated $0,
respectively.
The
following are expected effects of recent accounting pronouncements. We are
required to analyze these pronouncements and determined the effect, if any,
the
adoption of these pronouncements would have on our results of operations or
financial position.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations
(SFAS
No. 141R). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141R also establishes disclosure
requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of
the
business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s fiscal year that begins after 15 December 2008, and will be adopted by
us in the first quarter of 2009. The adoption of SFAS 141R will affect the
way
we account for any acquisitions made after January 1, 2009.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair
Value Measurements
. The
standard provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. SFAS 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be
based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset
or
liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the
information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value
measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value
hierarchy. The statement is effective for us beginning in fiscal year 2009.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 157-2,
Effective
Date of FASB Statement No. 157
(FSP
SFAS 157-2) that deferred the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for
one year for certain nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements.
SFAS 160 establishes new standards that will govern the accounting for and
reporting of noncontrolling interests in partially owned subsidiaries.
SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after
December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and
disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements
shall be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the
potential impact of this statement.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133
, as
amended and interpreted, which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s
derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of
financial reporting. Disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments and
their gains and losses in a tabular format provides a more complete picture
of
the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the derivative
positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives during
the
reporting period. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about
(a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative
instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133
and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and
related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.
.
We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a material impact on our
financial position, and we will make all necessary disclosures upon adoption,
if
applicable.
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth, as a percentage of net sales, certain statements
of
operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These
operating results are not necessarily indicative of Neonode’s operating
results for any future period.
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Net
sales
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
164
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Gross
margin
|
|
|
(64
|
)%
|
|
99
|
%
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
382
|
%
|
|
420
|
%
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
469
|
%
|
|
195
|
%
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
643
|
%
|
|
449
|
%
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
1,494
|
%
|
|
1,064
|
%
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(1,558
|
)%
|
|
(965
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income and other, net
|
|
|
42
|
%
|
|
38
|
%
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
(36
|
)%
|
Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and
the valuation of conversion features and warrants
|
|
|
(1,410
|
)%
|
|
(58
|
)%
|
Total
other expense
|
|
|
(1,370
|
)%
|
|
(56
|
)%
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(2,928
|
)%
|
|
(1,021
|
)%
|
Net
Sales
Net
sales
for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were $391,000, a 57 % increase from
$249,000 from the three months ended March 31, 2007. We launched the N2 model
of
our multimedia mobile phone in mid-February 2007. The N2 phone represents our
first mobile phone handset that was released on a wide-spread basis to
customers. We began shipping the N2 to our first customers in July of 2007.
Our
revenue for the three month period ending March 31, 2008 were related to the
sell-through of the N2 phones amounting to $391,000. We
did
not ship any new N2 phones in the three months ended March 31, 2008 and our
finished goods inventory increased by $4.1 million at March 31, 2008 compared
to
December 31, 2007. Phone
sales included in revenue for the three months period ending March 31, 2007
were
related to the N1 phones and amounted to $21,000.
In
January 2008 we discovered a technical issue that affected the quality of the
voice reception of our N2 phone in the sub 900 Megahertz bandwidth. As a result,
we undertook a program to recall and modify the phones that our customers held
in inventory in order to bring the quality of the voice reception up to our
standards. Due to the recall, we stopped all shipments of our N2 phones during
the first quarter of 2008 and as a result our customers withheld payment of
amounts due to until such time as we are able to return the modified phones
to
them. When the modifications are completed we may choose to redistribute the
recall phones among our existing customers or to new customers.
License
revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008 amounted to $9,000 compared
to
$225,000 for the same period in 2007. The license revenue reported in the three
month period ending March 31, 2008 relates to residual license revenues from
the
sale of the SBE software business in August 2007. The license revenue reported
in the three month period ending March 31, 2007 relates to a July 2005 licensing
agreement with a major Asian manufacturer whereby we licensed our touchscreen
technology for use in a mobile phone to be included in their product assortment.
In this agreement, we received an initial payment of approximately $2.0 million
plus will receive 2 Euros for each device manufactured using our technology
in
return for granting an exclusive right to use our software for a period that
expired in July 2007. We extended the contract for an additional one year period
until July 2008 without the exclusive rights. The exclusive rights did not
limit
our right to use our licensed technology for our own use, nor to grant to third
parties to use our licensed technology in other devices than mobile phones.
We
sell
our products through a direct sales force that supports our distributors. In
2007, we will concentrate our sales efforts on selected large markets in the
European and Indian markets. In 2008, we plan an expansion into the North and
South American and the Chinese markets through Neonode USA, a joint venture
between Neonode Inc and Distribution Management Consolidators Worldwide, LLC
(DMC).
Gross
Margin
Gross
profit (loss) as a percentage of net sales was (64%) and 99% for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. Our cost of goods include the direct
cost
of production of the phone plus indirect costs such as the cost of our internal
production department and accrued estimated warranty costs. Gross loss for
the
three month period ending March 31, 2008 is a result of low sales volumes that
were unable to efficiently absorb the cost of our internal production
department.
We
began
producing and shipping our commercially available N2 mobile phone handsets
in
the second half of 2007. The cost of goods in the first quarter of 2008 reflects
the cost to produce the N2 mobile phone handsets.
Product
Research and Development
Product
research and development (R&D) expenses for the three month period ending
March 31, 2008 were $1.5 million, a 50% increase over $1.0 million for the
same
period in 2007. Factors that contributed to the increase in R&D costs
include a
quarter- over-quarter increase in the headcount of our engineering department
from 11 in the first three months of 2007 to 14 in three month period ending
March 31, 2008 resulting in an increase of approximately $100,000. In addition,
there was an increase in external consultancy costs of approximately $400,000
related to the further development of the N2 as well as early stage development
of successor products.
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and
marketing expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 were $1.8
million compared to $486,000 for the same period in 2007, an increase of 277%.
This increase in 2008 over 2007 is primarily related to increases in product
marketing activities such as advertising agency fees and marketing co-op
expenses as well as an increase in sales and marketing headcount in order to
strengthen the sales force for the product rollout on the European market.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses for the
three
months ended March 31, 2008 were $2.5 million, a 125% increase from $1.1 million
for the same period in 2007.
The
increase in 2008 over 2007 is primarily related to an increase in headcount
of
four employees along with general overhead expense after the August 10, 2007
merger with SBE whereby Neonode became a publicly traded company.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 was $9,000 as compared
to $90,000 for the same period ended March 31, 2007. The $81,000 decrease is
primarily due to the allocation of interest paid on the outstanding debt during
the first three months of 2008 using the effective interest method since
substantially all debt that was outstanding in the first quarter of 2007 was
converted into equity prior to the merger and new debt with substantially lower
face amounts was raised.
Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation
of
conversion features and warrants
Charges
related to debt extinguishments and debt discounts
Charges
related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees for the three months
ended
March 31, 2008 amounted to $2.2 million compared to $91,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2007. The $2.1 million increase is due a combination of the
amortization of the debt discounts and deferred financing fees as well as the
cost of extending certain warrants in the process of obtaining additional
financing.
Non-Cash
valuation for Conversion Features and Warrants
Due
to
various financing arrangement as described in the notes to the financial
statements, we carry certain warrant as liabilities on our balance sheet. In
addition, we have recorded the value of the conversion features in outstanding
debt as a liability in our financial statements. These warrants and the value
of
the conversion features are valued at the end of each reporting period and
marked to market. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recorded
changes in the value of the warrants and conversion features amounting to a
charge of $5.5 million compared to a charge of $52,000 for the three month
period ended March 31, 2007. Factors that affect the valuation of the warrants
and conversion features in the three month period ending March 31, 2008 are
changes in our stock price, volatility of our stock price over time, interest
rates and the time period remaining for the warrants and conversion features
being valued.
Income
Taxes
Our
effective tax rate was 0% in the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We recorded valuation
allowances for the three month periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007 for
deferred tax assets related to net operating losses due to the uncertainty
of
realization. In the event of future taxable income, our effective income tax
rate in future periods could be lower than the statutory rate as such tax assets
are realized.
Net
Loss
As
a
result of the factors discussed above, we recorded a net loss of $11.4 million
for the three month period ending March 31, 2008 compared to a net loss of
$2.5
million in the comparable period in 2007.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have any transactions, arrangements, or other relationships with unconsolidated
entities that are reasonably likely to affect our liquidity or capital resources
other than the operating leases noted above. We have no special purpose or
limited purpose entities that provide off-balance sheet financing, liquidity,
or
market or credit risk support; or engage in leasing, hedging, research and
development services, or other relationships that expose us to liability that
is
not reflected on the face of the financial statements
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
liquidity is dependent on many factors, including sales volume, operating profit
and the efficiency of asset use and turnover. Our future liquidity will be
affected by, among other things:
·
actual versus anticipated sales of our products;
·
our actual versus anticipated operating expenses;
·
the timing of our product shipments;
·
the timing of payment for our product shipments;
·
our actual versus anticipated gross profit margin;
·
our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary; and
·
our ability to secure credit facilities, if necessary.
The
consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going
concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations and the realization
of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm in respect of the
2007 fiscal year, includes an explanatory going concern paragraph regarding
substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern, which
indicates an absence of obvious or reasonably assured sources of future funding
that will be required by us to maintain ongoing operations. Subsequent to March
31, 2008, we took steps to restructure our operations and reduce our monthly
operational cash expenses . Our goal is to reduce our operational cash expenses
to approximately $600,000 per month. Although we have been able to fund our
operations to date, there is no assurance that the combination of our cost
reduction efforts or that we will be able to attract the additional capital
or
other funds needed to sustain our operations. If we are unable to obtain
additional funding for operations, we may not be able to continue operations
as
proposed, requiring us to modify our business plan, curtail various aspects
of
our operations or cease operations. In such event, investors may lose a portion
or all of their investment.
Our
cash
is subject to interest rate risk. We invest primarily on a short-term basis.
Our
financial instrument holdings at March 31, 2008 were analyzed to determine
their
sensitivity to interest rate changes. The fair values of these instruments
were
determined by net present values. In our sensitivity analysis, the same change
in interest rate was used for all maturities and all other factors were held
constant. If interest rates increased by 10%, the expected effect on net loss
related to our financial instruments would be immaterial. The functional
currency of our foreign subsidiary is the applicable local currency, the Swedish
krona, and is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk. Any increase
or
decrease in the exchange rate of the U.S. Dollar compared to the Swedish krona
will impact Neonode’s future operating results. Certain of Neonode loans are in
Swedish kronor and fluctuations in the exchange rate of the U.S. Dollar compared
to the Swedish krona will impact both the interest and future principal payments
associated with these loans.
At
March
31, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $825,000, as compared to $6.8
million at December 31, 2007. Included in this cash are amounts held as
restricted cash of $169,000 and $5.7 million at March 31, 2008 and December
31,
2007, respectively. In the three months ended March 31, 2008, $9.7 million
of
cash was used in operating activities, primarily as a result of an increase
in
inventory amounting to $4.0 million, a decrease in accounts receivable and
other
assets amounting to $0.5 million, a decrease in accounts payable and other
liabilities amounting to $0.8 million and our net loss of $4.0 million adjusted
by the following non-cash items (in thousands):
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
Loss
on disposal of fixed assets
|
|
|
16
|
|
Deferred
interest
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
Debt
discounts and deferred financing fees
|
|
|
2,219
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
890
|
|
Change
in fair value of embedded derivatives and warrants
|
|
|
3,291
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,484
|
|
At
March
31, 2008, we had outstanding $5.7 million in bank guaranties that were provided
at various times during the 12 month period then ended. These bank guaranties
were provided as collateral for the performance of our obligations under our
agreement with our manufacturing partner except for an amount of $169,000
relating to the leasing agreement for our new premises beginning in April 2008.
All the outstanding bank guaranties relating to our manufacturing partner
expired at December 29, 2007 and the funds were released by our bank to cash
on
January 2, 2008 leaving $169,000 as restricted cash at March 31
2008.
Adjusted
working capital (current assets less current liabilities not including non-cash
liabilities related to warrants and embedded derivatives) was $4.3 million
at
March 31, 2008, 2007, compared to an adjusted working capital of $5.8 million
at
December 31, 2007.
In
the
three month period ended March 31, 2008, we purchased $84,000 of fixed assets,
consisting primarily of manufacturing tooling, computers and engineering
equipment.
On
March
4, 2008, we sold $4.5 million in securities in a private placement to accredited
investors. We sold 1,800,000 shares of our common stock for $2.50 per share.
After placement agent fees and offering expenses, we received net proceeds
of
approximately $4.0 million.
We
completed a $4.8million private placement, that will close on May 21, 2008,
primarily to prior security holders, directors, affiliates of management and
institutional investors
.We
offered our existing warrant holders an opportunity to exercise Neonode common
stock purchase warrants on a discounted basis for a limited period, ended May
19, 2008. In all, 3.8 million outstanding warrants were exercised at a
strike price of $1.27 per warrant (including $375,000 of surrender of debt).
In
addition, we issued two new common stock purchase warrants, with an exercise
price of $1.45, for each outstanding warrant exercised. We also extended the
maturity date of $2.85 million of convertible debt that was due on June 30,
2008
until December 31, 2008 by issuing the note holders 879,844 common stock
purchase warrants, with an exercise price of $1.45. In total, approximately
8.5
million new warrants were issued to investors or note holders at the exercise
price of $1.45 per share. Empire Asset Management Company acted as financial
advisor for the transaction. The securities in this private placement were
sold
under Section 4(2) and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
After
the
financing, we have outstanding approximately 29 million shares of common stock,
13.9 million warrants to purchase common stock, at $1.45 per share, and 2.8
million employee stock options outstanding.
The
majority of our cash since February 2006 has been provided by borrowings from
senior secured notes and bridge notes that have been or are convertible into
shares of our common stock and the sale of our common stock to private
investors. We will require sources of capital in addition to cash on hand to
continue operations and to implement our strategy. Our operations are not cash
flow positive and we will be forced to seek credit line facilities from
financial institutions, additional private equity investment or debt
arrangements. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in obtaining
such additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds
are
not available on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately
fund our business plans and it could have a negative effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if funds are
available, the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into
equity could dilute the value of shares of our common stock and cause the market
price to fall, and the issuance of debt securities could impose restrictive
covenants that could impair our ability to engage in certain business
transactions.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Under
the
supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2008.
Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
for the reasons described below.
During
the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2007, management determined that we had certain material weaknesses relating
to our revenue recognition policies and our accounting for certain financing
transactions, including convertible debt and derivative financial instruments.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of a Company’s annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. During mid-2007
we began shipping products to customers and initially recorded revenue as
products were shipped. After evaluation of contracts and actual sell through,
we
determined that the proper revenue recognition methods would be “sell through.”
This change resulted in certain accounting adjustments during our year-end
audit. In addition, we entered into several complex financing transactions
(including convertible debt, derivatives, bifurcation and complex valuation
and
measurement activities) that resulted in accounting adjustments during our
year-end audit. Because these material weaknesses as to internal control over
financial reporting also bear upon our disclosure controls and procedures,
our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer were unable to conclude
our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
The
factors described below under “Internal Control of Financial Reporting” related
to the integration and consolidation of the Swedish operating subsidiary we
acquired on August 10, 2007 further contributed to the conclusion of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Despite
the conclusion that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as
of
the end of period covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer believe that the financial statements and other information
contained in this annual report present fairly, in all material respects, our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
This
quarterly report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding
internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the
company’s registered public accounting firm. As discussed elsewhere in this
report, the merger between SBE and Neonode on August 10, 2007 represented a
significant change in our business and financial operations. Having occurred
in
the final third of the fiscal year, the merger left management with insufficient
time to finalize integration and consolidate operations to fully assess the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our new operating
subsidiary was not previously subject to Commission reporting standards,
including those relating to internal control over financial reporting. The
merger resulted in new employees, systems, and processes at fiscal year-end
that
were significantly different from those in place for the majority of the fiscal
year. We also experienced a change in most members of senior management and
the
board of directors upon the merger. As a result, our management believed it
was
impracticable to fully and appropriately assess our internal control over
financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
Even
if
our management had provided their conclusion as to the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting, it would not have been subject to
attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm due to
temporary rules of the Commission that would permit us to provide only
management’s assessment in this annual report.
Comparable
to a newly public company and consistent with public guidance from the
Commission, we believe that having the benefit of a full fiscal year of
consolidated business and financial operations, we expect our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer will be positioned to provide the assessment
of internal control over financial reporting as part of the annual report for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
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We
implemented corporate governance policies, including an employee
code of
conduct and whistleblower
provisions,
so that employees of our operating subsidiary would be aware of our
compliance duties and
responsibilities;
and
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We
purchased new management reporting system software, and retained
a
consultant to oversee its
implementation,
to better enable us to consolidate our accounting and budgeting systems
across different
international
locations and functional
currencies.
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As
we
move towards complete integration and consolidation of business and financial
operations of SBE and Neonode, we expect to take additional steps to both remedy
the material weaknesses described above and facilitate our management’s
assessment of internal control over financial reporting in accordance the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Commission rules. Our planned steps include:
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adding
personnel to our financial department, consultants, or other resources
(including those with public
company
reporting experience) to enhance our policies and procedures, including
those related to revenue
recognition;
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exploring
the suitability of further upgrades to our accounting system to complement
the new management
reporting
system software described above;
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modifying
the documentation and testing programs SBE was developing prior to
the
merger to appropriately
apply
to the new Neonode; and
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engaging
a qualified consultant in 2008 to perform an assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control
over
financial reporting and assist us in implementing appropriate internal
controls on weaknesses determined,
if
any, documenting, and then testing the effectiveness of those
controls.
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PART
II. Other
Information
Risks
Related To Our Business
Our
independent registered public accounting firm issued a going concern opinion
on
our financial statements, questioning our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Due
to
our need to raise additional financing to fund our operations and satisfy
obligations as they become due, our independent registered public accounting
firm has included an explanatory paragraph in their report on our December
31,
2007 consolidated financial statements regarding their substantial doubt as
to
our ability to continue as a going concern. This may have a negative impact
on
the trading price of our common stock and adversely impact our ability to obtain
necessary financing.
We
will require additional capital in the future to fund our operations, which
capital may not be available on commercially attractive terms or at
all.
We
will
require sources of capital in addition to cash on hand to continue operations
and to implement our strategy. In March 2008, we closed an aggregate of $4.5
million of private equity financing. If our operations do not become cash flow
positive as projected we will be forced to seek credit line facilities from
financial institutions, additional private equity investment or debt
arrangements. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in obtaining
such additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds
are
not available on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately
fund our business plans and it could have a negative effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if funds are
available, the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into
equity could dilute the value of shares of our common stock and cause the market
price to fall, and the issuance of debt securities could impose restrictive
covenants that could impair our ability to engage in certain business
transactions.
We
have never been profitable and we anticipate significant additional losses
in
the future .
Neonode
was formed in 2006 as a holding company owning and operating Neonode AB, which
was formed in 2004 and has been primarily engaged in the business of developing
and selling mobile phones. We have a limited operating history on which to
base
an evaluation of our business and prospects. Our prospects must be considered
in
light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies in the early
stages of development, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving
markets. Our success will depend on many factors, including, but not limited
to:
·
the growth of mobile telephone usage;
·
the efforts of our marketing partners;
·
the level of competition faced by us; and
·
our ability to meet customer demand for products and ongoing
service.
In
addition, we have experienced substantial net losses in each fiscal period
since
our inception. These net losses resulted from a lack of substantial revenues
and
the significant costs incurred in the development of our products and
infrastructure. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on
our
ability to raise additional funds and implement our business
plan.
Our
limited operating history and the emerging nature of our market, together with
the other risk factors set forth in this report, make prediction of our future
operating results difficult. There can also be no assurance that we will ever
achieve significant revenues or profitability or, if significant revenues and
profitability are achieved, that they could be sustained.
If
we fail to develop and introduce new products and services successfully and
in a
cost effective and timely manner, we will not be able to compete effectively
and
our ability to generate revenues will suffer
.
We
operate in a highly competitive, rapidly evolving environment, and our success
depends on our ability to develop and introduce new products and services that
our customers and end users choose to buy. If we are unsuccessful at developing
and introducing new products and services that are appealing to our customers
and end users with acceptable quality, prices and terms, we will not be able
to
compete effectively and our ability to generate revenues will
suffer.
The
development of new products and services is very difficult and requires high
levels of innovation. The development process is also lengthy and costly. If
we
fail to anticipate our end users’ needs or technological trends accurately or we
are unable to complete the development of products and services in a cost
effective and timely fashion, we will be unable to introduce new products and
services into the market or successfully compete with other
providers.
We
are dependent on third parties to manufacture and supply our products and
components of our products.
Our
products are built by a production partner. Although we provide our production
partner with key performance specifications for the phones, our production
partner could:
·
manufacture
phones
with
defects that fail to perform to our specifications;
·
fail to meet delivery schedules; or
·
fail to properly service phones or honor warranties.
Any
of
the foregoing could adversely affect our ability to sell our products and
services, which, in turn, could adversely affect our revenues, profitability
and
liquidity, as well as our brand image.
We
may become highly dependent on wireless carriers for the success of our
products.
Our
business strategy includes significant efforts to establish relationships with
international wireless carriers. We cannot assure you that we will be successful
in establishing new relationships, or maintaining such relationships, with
wireless carriers or that these wireless carriers will act in a manner that
will
promote the success of our multimedia phone products. Factors that are largely
within the control of wireless carriers, but which are important to the success
of our multimedia phone products, include:
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testing
of our products on wireless carriers’ networks;
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quality
and coverage area of wireless voice and data services offered by
the
wireless carriers;
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the
degree to which wireless carriers facilitate the introduction of
and
actively market, advertise,
promote,
distribute and resell our multimedia phone products;
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the
extent to which wireless carriers require specific hardware and software
features on our multimedia
phone
to be used on their networks;
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timely
build out of advanced wireless carrier networks that enhance the
user
experience for data centric
services
through higher speed and other functionality;
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contractual
terms and conditions imposed on them by wireless carriers that, in
some
circumstances,
could
limit our ability to make similar products available through competitive
carriers in some market segments;
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wireless
carriers’ pricing requirements and subsidy programs;
and
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pricing
and other terms and conditions of voice and data rate plans that
the
wireless carriers offer for
use
with our multimedia phone products.
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For
example, flat data rate pricing plans offered by some wireless carriers may
represent some risk to our relationship with such carriers. While flat data
pricing helps customer adoption of the data services offered by carriers and
therefore highlights the advantages of the data applications of its products,
such plans may not allow its multimedia phones to contribute as much average
revenue per user to wireless carriers as when they are priced by usage, and
therefore reduces our differentiation from other, non-data devices in the view
of the carriers. In addition, if wireless carriers charge higher rates than
consumers are willing to pay, the acceptance of our wireless solutions could
be
less than anticipated and our revenues and results of operations could be
adversely affected.
Wireless
carriers have substantial bargaining power as we enter into agreements with
them. They may require contract terms that are difficult for us to satisfy,
which could result in higher costs to complete certification requirements and
negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition. Moreover,
we may not have agreements with some of the wireless carriers with whom they
will do business and, in some cases, the agreements may be with third-party
distributors and may not pass through rights to us or provide us with recourse
or contact with the carrier. The absence of agreements means that, with little
or no notice, these wireless carriers could refuse to continue to purchase
all
or some of our products or change the terms under which they purchase our
products. If these wireless carriers were to stop purchasing our products,
we
may be unable to replace the lost sales channel on a timely basis and our
results of operations could be harmed.
Carriers,
who control most of the distribution and sale of, and virtually all of the
access for, multimedia phone products could commoditize multimedia phones,
thereby reducing the average selling prices and margins for our products which
would have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and
financial condition. In addition, if carriers move away from subsidizing the
purchase of mobile phone products, this could significantly reduce the sales
or
growth rate of sales of mobile phone products. This could have an adverse impact
on our business, revenues and results of operations.
As
we build strategic relationships with wireless carriers, we may be exposed
to
significant fluctuations in revenue for our multimedia phone
products
.
Because
of their large sales channels, wireless carriers may purchase large quantities
of our products prior to launch so that the products are widely available.
Reorders of products may fluctuate quarter to quarter, depending on end-customer
demand and inventory levels required by the carriers. As we develop new
strategic relationships and launch new products with wireless carriers, our
revenue could be subject to significant fluctuation based on the timing of
carrier product launches, carrier inventory requirements, marketing efforts
and
our ability to forecast and satisfy carrier and end-customer demand. We do
not
have a history of selling to wireless carriers and as a result do not have
do
not have a basis for estimating what the potential fluctuations in our revenue
will be from the sale of our multimedia phones.
The
mobile communications industry is highly competitive and many of our competitors
have significantly greater resources to engage in product development,
manufacturing, distribution and marketing.
The
mobile communications industry, in which we are engaged, is a highly competitive
business with companies of all sizes engaged in business in all areas of the
world, including companies with far greater resources than we have. There can
be
no assurance that other competitors, with greater resources and business
connections, will not compete successfully against us in the future. Our
competitors may adopt new technologies that reduce the demand for our products
or render our technologies obsolete, which may have a material adverse effect
on
the cost structure and competitiveness of our products, possibly resulting
in a
negative effect on our revenues, profitability or liquidity.
Our
future results could be harmed by economic, political, regulatory and other
risks associated with international sales and
operations.
Because
we sell our products worldwide and most of the facilities where our devices
are
manufactured, distributed and supported are located outside the United States,
our business is subject to risks associated with doing business internationally,
such as:
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changes
in foreign currency exchange rates;
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the
impact of recessions in the global economy or in specific sub
economies;
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changes
in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions,
particularly in emerging markets;
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changes
in international relations;
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trade
protection measures and import or export licensing
requirements;
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changes
in tax laws;
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compliance
with a wide variety of laws and regulations which may have civil
and/or
criminal consequences
for
them and our officers and directors who they indemnify;
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difficulty
in managing widespread sales operations; and
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difficulty
in managing a geographically dispersed workforce in compliance with
diverse local laws and customs.
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While
we
sell our products worldwide, one component of our strategy is to expand our
sales efforts in countries with large populations and propensities for adopting
new technologies. We have limited experience with sales and marketing in some
of
these countries. There can be no assurance that we will be able to market and
sell our products in all of our targeted international markets. If our
international efforts are not successful, our business growth and results of
operations could be harmed.
We
must significantly enhance our sales and product development
organizations.
We
will
need to improve the effectiveness and breadth of our sales operations in order
to increase market awareness and sales of our products, especially as we expand
into new markets. Competition for qualified sales personnel is intense, and
we
may not be able to hire the kind and number of sales personnel we are targeting.
Likewise, our efforts to improve and refine our products require skilled
engineers and programmers. Competition for professionals capable of expanding
our research and development organization is intense due to the limited number
of people available with the necessary technical skills. If we are unable to
identify, hire or retain qualified sales, marketing and technical personnel,
our
ability to achieve future revenue may be adversely affected.
We
are dependent on the services of our key personnel.
We
are
dependent on our current management for the foreseeable future. The loss of
the
services of any member of management could have a materially adverse effect
on
our operations and prospects.
If
third parties infringe our intellectual property or if we are unable to secure
and protect our intellectual property, we may expend significant resources
enforcing our rights or suffer competitive injury.
Our
success depends in large part on our proprietary technology and other
intellectual property rights. We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights,
trademarks and trade secrets, confidentiality provisions and licensing
arrangements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Our intellectual
property, particularly our patents, may not provide us a significant competitive
advantage. If we fail to protect or to enforce our intellectual property rights
successfully, our competitive position could suffer, which could harm our
results of operations.
Our
pending patent and trademark applications for registration may not be allowed,
or others may challenge the validity or scope of our patents or trademarks,
including patent or trademark applications or registrations. Even if our patents
or trademark registrations are issued and maintained, these patents or
trademarks may not be of adequate scope or benefit to them or may be held
invalid and unenforceable against third parties.
We
may be
required to spend significant resources to monitor and police our intellectual
property rights. Effective policing of the unauthorized use of our products
or
intellectual property is difficult and litigation may be necessary in the future
to enforce our intellectual property rights. Intellectual property litigation
is
not only expensive, but time-consuming, regardless of the merits of any claim,
and could divert attention of our management from operating the business.
Despite our efforts, we may not be able to detect infringement and may lose
competitive position in the market before they do so. In addition, competitors
may design around our technology or develop competing technologies. Intellectual
property rights may also be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries,
which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share.
Despite
our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, existing laws, contractual
provisions and remedies afford only limited protection. Intellectual property
lawsuits are subject to inherent uncertainties due to, among other things,
the
complexity of the technical issues involved, and we cannot assure you that
we
will be successful in asserting intellectual property claims. Attempts may
be
made to copy or reverse engineer aspects of our products or to obtain and use
information that we regard as proprietary. Accordingly, we cannot assure you
that we will be able to protect our proprietary rights against unauthorized
third party copying or use. The unauthorized use of our technology or of our
proprietary information by competitors could have an adverse effect on our
ability to sell our products.
We
have an international presence in countries whose laws may not provide
protection of our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws
of
the United States, which may make it more difficult for us to protect our
intellectual property.
If
we do not correctly forecast demand for our products, we could have costly
excess production or inventories or we may not be able to secure sufficient
or
cost effective quantities of our products or production materials, and our
revenues, cost of revenues and financial condition could be adversely
impacted.
The
demand for our products depends on many factors, including pricing and channel
inventory levels, and is difficult to forecast due in part to variations in
economic conditions, changes in consumer and enterprise preferences, relatively
short product life cycles, changes in competition, seasonality and reliance
on
key sales channel partners. It is particularly difficult to forecast demand
by
individual variations of the product, such as the color of the casing or size
of
memory. Significant unanticipated fluctuations in demand, the timing and
disclosure of new product releases or the timing of key sales orders could
result in costly excess production or inventories or the inability to secure
sufficient, cost-effective quantities of our products or production materials.
This could adversely impact our revenues, cost of revenues and financial
condition.
We
rely on third parties to sell and distribute our products and we rely on their
information to manage our business. Disruption of our relationship with these
channel partners, changes in their business practices, their failure to provide
timely and accurate information or conflicts among its channels of distribution
could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
The
distributors, wireless carriers, retailers and resellers who sell or distribute
our products also sell products offered by our competitors. If our competitors
offer our sales channel partners more favorable terms or have more products
available to meet their needs or utilize the leverage of broader product lines
sold through the channel, those wireless carriers, distributors, retailers
and
resellers may de-emphasize or decline to carry our products. In addition,
certain of our sales channel partners could decide to de-emphasize the product
categories that we offer in exchange for other product categories that they
believe provide higher returns. If we are unable to maintain successful
relationships with these sales channel partners or to expand our distribution
channels, our business will suffer.
Because
we intend to sell our products primarily to distributors, wireless carriers,
retailers and resellers, we are subject to many risks, including risks related
to product returns, either through the exercise of contractual return rights
or
as a result of its strategic interest in assisting them in balancing
inventories. In addition, these sales channel partners could modify their
business practices, such as inventory levels, or seek to modify their
contractual terms, such as return rights or payment terms. Unexpected changes
in
product return requests, inventory levels, payment terms or other practices
by
these sales channel partners could negatively impact our business, results
of
operations and financial condition.
We
will
rely on distributors, wireless carriers, retailers and resellers to provide
us
with timely and accurate information about their inventory levels as well as
sell-through of products purchased from us. We will use this information as
one
of the factors in our forecasting process to plan future production and sales
levels, which in turn will influence our public financial forecasts. We will
also use this information as a factor in determining the levels of some of
our
financial reserves. If we do not receive this information on a timely and
accurate basis, our results of operations and financial condition may be
adversely impacted.
Distributors,
retailers and traditional resellers experience competition from Internet-based
resellers that distribute directly to end-customers, and there is also
competition among Internet-based resellers. We also sell our products directly
to end-customers from our Neonode.com web site. These varied sales channels
could cause conflict among our channels of distribution, which could harm our
business, revenues and results of operations.
If
our multimedia phone products do not meet wireless carrier and governmental
or
regulatory certification requirements, we will not be able to compete
effectively and our ability to generate revenues will
suffer.
We
depend on our suppliers, some of which are the sole source and some of which
are
our competitors, for certain components, software applications and elements
of
our technology, and our production or reputation could be harmed if these
suppliers were unable or unwilling to meet our demand or technical requirements
on a timely and/or a cost-effective basis.
Our
multimedia products contain software applications and components, including
liquid crystal displays, touch panels, memory chips, microprocessors, cameras,
radios and batteries, which are procured from a variety of suppliers, including
some who are our competitors. The cost, quality and availability of software
applications and components are essential to the successful production and
sale
of our device products. For example, media player applications are critical
to
the functionality of our multimedia phone devices.
Some
components, such as screens and related integrated circuits, digital signal
processors, microprocessors, radio frequency components and other discrete
components, come from sole source suppliers. Alternative sources are not always
available or may be prohibitively expensive. In addition, even when we have
multiple qualified suppliers, we may compete with other purchasers for
allocation of scarce components. Some components come from companies with whom
we competes in the multimedia phone device market. If suppliers are unable
or
unwilling to meet our demand for components and if we are unable to obtain
alternative sources or if the price for alternative sources is prohibitive,
our
ability to maintain timely and cost-effective production of our multimedia
phone
will be harmed. Shortages affect the timing and volume of production for some
of
our products as well as increasing our costs due to premium prices paid for
those components. Some of our suppliers may be capacity-constrained due to
high
industry demand for some components and relatively long lead times to expand
capacity.
If
we are unable to obtain key technologies from third parties on a timely basis
and free from errors or defects, we may have to delay or cancel the release
of
certain products or features in our products or incur increased
costs.
We
license third-party software for use in our products, including the operating
systems. Our ability to release and sell our products, as well as our
reputation, could be harmed if the third-party technologies are not delivered
to
customers in a timely manner, on acceptable business terms or contain errors
or
defects that are not discovered and fixed prior to release of our products
and
we are unable to obtain alternative technologies on a timely and cost effective
basis to use in our products. As a result, our product shipments could be
delayed, our offering of features could be reduced or we may need to divert
our
development resources from other business objectives, any of which could
adversely affect our reputation, business and results of
operations.
Our
product strategy is to base our products on software operating systems that
are
commercially available to competitors.
Our
multimedia phone is based on a commercially available version of Microsoft’s
Windows CE. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain this licensing
agreement with Microsoft and that Microsoft will not grant similar rights to
our
competitors or that we will be able to sufficiently differentiate our multimedia
phone from the multitude of other devices based on Windows CE.
In
addition, there is significant competition in the operating system software
and
services market, including proprietary operating systems such as Symbian and
Palm OS, open source operating systems, such as Linux, other proprietary
operating systems and other software technologies, such as Java and RIM’s
licensed technology. This competition is being developed and promoted by
competitors and potential competitors, some of which have significantly greater
financial, technical and marketing resources than we have, such as Access,
Motorola, Nokia, Sony-Ericsson and RIM. These competitors could provide
additional or better functionality than we do or may be able to respond more
rapidly than we can to new or emerging technologies or changes in customer
requirements. Competitors in this market could devote greater resources to
the
development, promotion and sale of their products and services and the
third-party developer community, which could attract the attention of
influential user segments.
If
we are
unable to continue to differentiate the operating systems that we include in
our
mobile computing devices, our revenues and results of operations could be
adversely affected.
The
market for multimedia phone products is volatile, and changing market
conditions, or failure to adjust to changing market conditions, may adversely
affect our revenues, results of operations and financial condition, particularly
given our size, limited resources and lack of
diversification.
This
reliance on the success of and trends in our industry is compounded by the
size
of our organization and our focus on multimedia phones. These factors also
make
us more dependent on investments of our limited resources. For example, Neonode
faces many resource allocation decisions, such as: where to focus our research
and development, geographic sales and marketing and partnering efforts; which
aspects of our business to outsource; and which operating systems and email
solutions to support. Given the size and undiversified nature of our
organization, any error in investment strategy could harm our business, results
of operations and financial condition.
Our
products are subject to increasingly stringent laws, standards and other
regulatory requirements, and the costs of compliance or failure to comply may
adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Our
products must comply with a variety of laws, standards and other requirements
governing, among other things, safety, materials usage, packaging and
environmental impacts and must obtain regulatory approvals and satisfy other
regulatory concerns in the various jurisdictions where our products are sold.
Many of our products must meet standards governing, among other things,
interference with other electronic equipment and human exposure to
electromagnetic radiation. Failure to comply with such requirements can subject
us to liability, additional costs and reputational harm and in severe cases
prevent us from selling our products in certain jurisdictions.
For
example, many of our products are subject to laws and regulations that restrict
the use of lead and other substances and require producers of electrical and
electronic equipment to assume responsibility for collecting, treating,
recycling and disposing of our products when they have reached the end of their
useful life. In Europe, substance restrictions began to apply to the products
sold after July 1, 2006, when new recycling, labeling, financing and
related requirements came into effect. Failure to comply with applicable
environmental requirements can result in fines, civil or criminal sanctions
and
third-party claims. If products we sell in Europe are found to contain more
than
the permitted percentage of lead or another listed substance, it is possible
that we could be forced to recall the products, which could lead to substantial
replacement costs, contract damage claims from customers, and reputational
harm.
We expect similar requirements in the United States, China and other parts
of
the world.
As
a
result of these new European requirements and anticipated developments
elsewhere, we are facing increasingly complex procurement and design challenges,
which, among other things, require us to incur additional costs identifying
suppliers and contract manufacturers who can provide, and otherwise obtain,
compliant materials, parts and end products and re-designing products so that
they comply with these and the many other requirements applicable to
them.
Allegations
of health risks associated with electromagnetic fields and wireless
communications devices, and the lawsuits and publicity relating to them,
regardless of merit, could adversely impact our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
There
has
been public speculation about possible health risks to individuals from exposure
to electromagnetic fields, or radio signals, from base stations and from the
use
of mobile devices. While a substantial amount of scientific research by various
independent research bodies has indicated that these radio signals, at levels
within the limits prescribed by public health authority standards and
recommendations, present no evidence of adverse effect to human health, we
cannot assure you that future studies, regardless of their scientific basis,
will not suggest a link between electromagnetic fields and adverse health
effects. Government agencies, international health organizations and other
scientific bodies are currently conducting research into these issues. In
addition, other mobile device companies have been named in individual plaintiff
and class action lawsuits alleging that radio emissions from mobile phones
have
caused or contributed to brain tumors and the use of mobile phones pose a health
risk. Although our products are certified as meeting applicable public health
authority safety standards and recommendations, even a perceived risk of adverse
health effects from wireless communications devices could adversely impact
use
of wireless communications devices or subject them to costly litigation and
could harm our reputation, business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Changes
in financial accounting standards or practices may cause unexpected fluctuations
in and adversely affect our reported results of
operations.
Wars,
terrorist attacks or other threats beyond its control could negatively impact
consumer confidence, which could harm our operating
results.
Wars,
terrorist attacks or other threats beyond our control could have an adverse
impact on the United States, Europe and world economy in general, and consumer
confidence and spending in particular, which could harm our business, results
of
operations and financial condition.
Risks
Related to Owning Our Stock
If
we continue to experience losses, we could experience difficulty meeting our
business plan and our stock price could be negatively
affected.
If
we are
unable to gain market acceptance of our mobile phone handsets, we will
experience continuing operating losses and negative cash flow from our
operations. Any failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively
impact the market price of our common stock. We anticipate that we will continue
to incur product development, sales and marketing and administrative expenses.
As a result, we will need to generate significant quarterly revenues if we
are
to achieve and maintain profitability. A substantial failure to achieve
profitability could make it difficult or impossible for us to grow our business.
Our business strategy may not be successful, and we may not generate significant
revenues or achieve profitability. Any failure to significantly increase
revenues would also harm our ability to achieve and maintain profitability.
If
we do achieve profitability in the future, we may not be able to sustain or
increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
Our
common stock is at risk for delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market if we
fail
to maintain minimum listing maintenance standards. If it is delisted, our stock
price and your liquidity may be impacted.
Our
common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol NEON.
In
order for our common stock to continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital
Market, we must satisfy various listing maintenance standards established by
Nasdaq. Among other things, as such requirements pertain to us, we are required
to have stockholders’ equity of at least $2.5 million or market capitalization
of $35 million and public float value of at least $1.0 million and our common
stock must have a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share .
Our
certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation
Law
contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in
control.
Our
board
of directors has the authority to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred
stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences and privileges of those
shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of
the
holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be materially adversely
affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued
in the future. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of making
it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding
voting stock. Furthermore, certain other provisions of our certificate of
incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes
in control or management, which could adversely affect the market price of
our
common stock. In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203
of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti-takeover law.
Our
stock price has been volatile, and your investment in our common stock could
suffer a decline in value.
There
has
been significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of equity
securities, which is unrelated to the financial performance of the companies
issuing the securities. These broad market fluctuations may negatively affect
the market price of our common stock. You may not be able to resell your shares
at or above the price you pay for those shares due to fluctuations in the market
price of our common stock caused by changes in our operating performance or
prospects and other factors.
Some
specific factors that may have a significant effect on our common stock market
price include:
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actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results or future
prospects;
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our
announcements or our competitors’ announcements of new
products;
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the
public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements
and our filings with the SEC;
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strategic
actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or
restructurings;
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new
laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations
applicable to our business;
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changes
in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or
principles;
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changes
in our growth rates or our competitors’ growth rates;
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developments
regarding our patents or proprietary rights or those of our
competitors;
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our
inability to raise additional capital as needed;
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concern
as to the efficacy of our products;
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changes
in financial markets or general economic conditions;
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sales
of common stock by us or members of our management team;
and
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changes
in stock market analyst recommendations or earnings estimates regarding
our common stock,
other
comparable companies or our industry
generally.
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Future
sales of our common stock could adversely affect its price and our future
capital-raising activities could involve the issuance of equity securities,
which would dilute your investment and could result in a decline in the trading
price of our common stock.
We
may
sell securities in the public or private equity markets if and when conditions
are favorable, even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital
at that time. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock, or the perception
that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price
of our common stock and our ability to raise capital. We may issue additional
common stock in future financing transactions or as incentive compensation
for
our executive management and other key personnel, consultants and advisors.
Issuing any equity securities would be dilutive to the equity interests
represented by our then-outstanding shares of common stock. The market price
for
our common stock could decrease as the market takes into account the dilutive
effect of any of these issuances. Furthermore, we may enter into financing
transactions at prices that represent a substantial discount to the market
price
of our common stock. A negative reaction by investors and securities analysts
to
any discounted sale of our equity securities could result in a decline in the
trading price of our common stock.
If
registration rights that we have previously granted are exercised, then the
price of our common stock may be adversely affected.
We
have
agreed to register with the SEC the shares of common issued to former Neonode
stockholders in connection with the merger and to participants in a private
placement funding we completed on March 4, 2008. In addition, we have
granted piggyback registration rights to the investors who participated in
our
March private placement. In the event these securities are registered with
the
SEC, they may be freely sold in the open market, subject to trading restrictions
to which our insiders holding the shares may be subject from time to time.
In
the event that we fail to register such shares in a timely basis, we may have
liabilities to such stockholders. We expect that we also will be required to
register any securities sold in future private financings. The sale of a
significant amount of shares in the open market, or the perception that these
sales may occur, could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline
or
become highly volatile.
Item
6. Exhibits
and Reports on Form 8-K
Exhibits
Exhibit
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Description
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2.1
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization between SBE, Inc. and Neonode
Inc.,
dated
January 19, 2007 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on January 22, 2007
)
( In
accordance with Commission rules, we supplementally will
furnish a copy of any omitted schedule to the Commission upon
request
)
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2.2
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Amendment
No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization between
SBE,
Inc. and
Neonode Inc., dated May 18, 2007, effective May 25, 2007 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.1
of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29,
2007
)
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated December 20, 2007,
effective December 21, 2007
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3.2
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Bylaws,
as amended through December 5, 2007
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10.1
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Note
Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2006
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10.2
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Senior
Secured Note issued to AIGH Investment Partners LLC, dated February
28,
2006
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10.3
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Senior
Secured Note issued to Hirshcel Berkowitz, dated February 28,
2006
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10.4
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Senior
Secured Note issued to Joshua Hirsch, dated February 28,
2006
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10.5
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Security
Agreement, dated February 28, 2006
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10.6
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Stockholder
Pledge and Security Agreement (form of), dated February 28,
2006
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10.7
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Intercreditor
Agreement, dated February 28, 2006
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10.8
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Note
Purchase Agreement, dated November 20, 2006
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10.9
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Senior
Secured Note issued to AIGH Investment Partners LLC, dated November
20,
2006
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10.10
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Senior
Secured Note issued to Hirshcel Berkowitz, dated November 20,
2006
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10.11
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Senior
Secured Note issued to Joshua Hirsch, dated November 20,
2006
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10.12
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Amendment
to Security Agreement, dated November 20, 2006
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10.13
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Amendment
to Stockholder Pledge and Security Agreement, dated November 20,
2006
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10.14
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Amendment
to Security Agreement, dated January 22,
2007
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10.15
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Amendment
to Stockholder Pledge and Security Agreement, dated January 22,
2007
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10.16
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Amendment
to Senior Secured Notes, dated May 22, 2007, effective May 25,
2007
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10.17
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Note
Purchase Agreement between SBE, Inc. and Neonode Inc., dated May
18, 2007,
effective
May 25, 2007 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2007
)
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10.18
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Senior
Secured Note issued to SBE, Inc., dated May 18, 2007, effective May
25,
2007 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on May 29, 2007
)
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10.19
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Amendment
to Security Agreement, dated July 31,
2007
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10.20
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Amendment
to Stockholder Pledge and Security Agreement, dated July 31,
2007
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10.21
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Note
Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2007
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10.22
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Amendment
to Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 1, 2007
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10.23
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Amendment
No. 2 to Note Purchase Agreement, dated December 21,
2007
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10.24
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Amendment
No. 3 to Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 31, 2008
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10.25
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Senior
Secured Note, dated August 8, 2007 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.22(a) of
our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2,
2007
)
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10.26
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Amendment
to Senior Secured Note, dated September 10, 2007 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.22(b)
of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2,
2007
)
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10.27
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued pursuant to Amendment to
Senior
Secured Notes, dated
September 10, 2007 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.22(c) of our Current Report on
Form
8-K filed on October 2, 2007
)
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10.28
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Subscription
Agreement, dated September 10, 2007 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2007
)
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10.29
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Convertible
Promissory Note ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of our Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on October 2, 2007
)
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10.30
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2007
)
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10.31
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Form
of Unit Purchase Warrant ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2007
)
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10.32
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Subscription
Agreement, dated March 4, 2008 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2008
)
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10.33
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Asset
Purchase Agreement with One Stop Systems, Inc., dated January 11,
2007 (
incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 12, 2007
)
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10.34
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Asset
Purchase Agreement with Rising Tide Software, dated August 15, 2007
(
incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August
24, 2007
)
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10.35
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Lease
for 4000 Executive Parkway, Suite 200 dated July 27, 2005 with Alexander
Properties Company
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10.36
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Lease
for Warfvingesväg
45, SE-112 51 Stockholm, Sweden dated October 16, 2007 with NCC
Property
G AB
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10.37
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1998
Non-Officer Stock Option Plan, as amended ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of our Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (333-63228) filed on June 18,
2001
)+
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10.38
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2001
Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October
31, 2002, as
filed on January 27, 2003
)+
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10.39
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Director
and Officer Bonus Plan, dated September 21, 2006 ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1
of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 26,
2006
)+
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10.40
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Employment
Agreement with Mikael Hagman, dated November 30, 2006+
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10.41
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Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement with Kenneth G. Yamamoto, dated March
21,
2006 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended
January 31, 2007, as filed on March 16, 2007
)+
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10.42
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Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement with David W. Brunton, dated April 12,
2004
(incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended
January 31, 2005, as filed on March 2, 2005
)+
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10.43
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Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement with Kirk Anderson, dated April 12,
2004
(incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 10.14 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended January 31, 2005, as
filed on March 2, 2005
)+
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10.44
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Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement with Leo Fang, dated May 24, 2006 (
incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
26, 2006
)+
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10.45
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Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement with Nelson Abal, dated August 4, 2006
(incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on August 7, 2006
)+
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10.46
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Formation
and Contribution Agreement for Neonode USA LLC dated January8,
2008
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10.47
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License
Agreement by and among Neonode AB, Neonode Inc. and Neonode USA LLC
dated
January 8, 2008.
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21
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Subsidiaries
of the registrant
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23.1
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Consent
of BDO Feinstein International AB, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
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31.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
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32
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002
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Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized, on May 20, 2008.
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Neonode
Inc.
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Registrant
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Date:
May 20, 2008
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By:
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/s/
David W. Brunton
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David
W. Brunton
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Chief
Financial Officer,
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Vice
President, Finance
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and
Secretary
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(Principal
Financial and
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Accounting
Officer)
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